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Meaning of Oval | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈəʊvəl

Definitions

  1. An elongated round shape resembling an egg or ellipse.
  2. A cricket ground in South London.
  3. A thing having such a shape, such as an arena.
  4. Ellipsis of Oval Office.
    US, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
  5. A sports field, typically but not exclusively oval in shape.
    Australia
  6. In a projective plane, a set of points such that no three are collinear and there is a unique tangent line at each point.

Equivalents

Български овал овален
Català oval ovoide ovular
Čeština ovál oválný
Cymraeg hirgron hirgrwn
Dansk oval
Deutsch Oval
Ελληνικά ωοειδής
Esperanto ovala ovalo
Español oval ovalado óvalo
Eesti ovaal
Français ovale ovoïde
ગુજરાતી લંબગોળ
עברית אובלי סגלגל
हिन्दी अंडाकार
Հայերեն ձվաձև
Italiano ovale ovoidale ovoide
日本語 卵形 楕円形
ქართული ოვალი
Қазақша сопақ сопақша
Nederlands eivormig ovaal
Polski owal owalny
Português oval oval ovalado ovoide ovular
Svenska oval
Tagalog habilog
Türkçe oval
Tiếng Việt hình trái xoan
Yorùbá ọ̀gbun

Examples

“At the far end of the wide corridor were the doors of a ward. The panels were frosted save for ovals of clear glass at face level.”
“We went to the Oval and Trump came in almost immediately […]”
“Musk, wearing a black “DOGE” cap and black “Dogefather” T-shirt, looked around the Oval, which Trump has tarted up to look like a Vegas gift shop, and gushed that it “finally has the majesty that it deserves, thanks to the president.””

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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