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Oval

Oval Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Oval? [n] a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it; "the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant" [adj] rounded like an egg Synonyms \| Synonyms for Oval: egg-shaped \| ellipse \| elliptic \| elliptical \| ovate \| oviform \| ovoid \| prolate \| rounded Related Terms \| Find terms related to Oval: archery ground \| athletic field \| badminton court \| baseball field \| basketball court \| billiard parlor \| bowling alley \| bowling green \| course \| court \| cricket ground \| croquet ground \| croquet lawn \| diamond \| egg-shaped \| ellipse \| ellipsoidal \| elliptic \| elliptical \| fairway \| field \| football field \| glaciarium \| golf course \| golf links \| gridiron \| gym \| gymnasium \| ice rink \| infield \| links \| obovate \| obovoid \| outfield \| ovate \| oviform \| ovoid \| ovule \| playground \| playing field \| playroom \| polo ground \| pool hall \| poolroom \| putting green \| racecourse \| racket court \| rink \| skating rink \| soccer field \| squash court \| stretch \| tennis court \| track \| turf See Also \| circle \| conic \| conic section Oval In Webster's Dictionary \O"val\, a. [F. ovale, fr. L. ovum egg. Cf. {Egg}, {Ovum}.] 1. Of or pertaining to eggs; done in the egg, or inception; as, oval conceptions. [Obs.] 2. Having the figure of an egg; oblong and curvilinear, with one end broader than the other, or with both ends of about the same breadth; in popular usage, elliptical. 3. (Bot.) Broadly elliptical. {Oval chuck} (Mech.), a lathe chuck so constructed that work attached to it, and cut by the turning tool in the usual manner, becomes of an oval form. \O"val\, n. A body or figure in the shape of an egg, or popularly, of an ellipse. {Cassinian oval} (Geom.), the locus of a point the product of whose distances from two fixed points is constant; -- so called from Cassini, who first investigated the curve. Thus, in the diagram, if P moves so that P A.P B is constant, the point P describes a Cassinian oval. The locus may consist of a single closed line, as shown by the dotted line, or of two equal ovals about the points A and B.

Oval Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Oval?

[n] a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it; "the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant"
[adj] rounded like an egg

See Also | circle | conic | conic section

Oval In Webster's Dictionary

\O"val\, a. [F. ovale, fr. L. ovum egg. Cf. {Egg}, {Ovum}.]
1. Of or pertaining to eggs; done in the egg, or inception;
   as, oval conceptions. [Obs.]

2. Having the figure of an egg; oblong and curvilinear, with
   one end broader than the other, or with both ends of about
   the same breadth; in popular usage, elliptical.

3. (Bot.) Broadly elliptical.

{Oval chuck} (Mech.), a lathe chuck so constructed that work
   attached to it, and cut by the turning tool in the usual
   manner, becomes of an oval form.


\O"val\, n.
A body or figure in the shape of an egg, or popularly, of an
ellipse.

{Cassinian oval} (Geom.), the locus of a point the product of
   whose distances from two fixed points is constant; -- so
   called from Cassini, who first investigated the curve.
   Thus, in the diagram, if P moves so that P A.P B is
   constant, the point P describes a Cassinian oval. The
   locus may consist of a single closed line, as shown by the
   dotted line, or of two equal ovals about the points A and
   B.

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