oval

adjective (oval); noun (an oval, ovals)

«oval» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Shaped like an egg or a stretched circle. tree →
(noun) An oval shape. tree →
(Australia) A sports field, often oval-shaped, for cricket or football. tree →

In the lessons

In maths shape lessons: an oval is a curved 2D shape with no corners, like a squashed circle; it is not a circle. In Australia, kids play sport on the school oval. Phrases: oval shape, the Oval (cricket ground in London), the Oval Office (US president's office).

Examples

An egg is oval. tree →
Draw an oval for the face. tree →
A rugby ball looks oval from the side. tree →
We played cricket on the school oval (Australia). tree →
The mirror is oval, not round. tree →
An oval has no straight sides and no corners. tree →
It was built in a perfect oval, and lighted from a crystal dome above. tree →

Note

Countable as a noun ("an oval" — note "an"). An oval has 0 corners (vertices) and 0 straight sides, and 1 curved edge. In maths, the exact oval with two lines of symmetry is called an ellipse.

On Mova

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