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UK: /ˈəʊv^əl/ US: /ˈoʊvəl/ ,(ō′vəl)

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o•val /ˈoʊvəl/   adj. 

1. Mathematics having the general form or outline of an egg;
   egg-shaped.
2. Mathematics shaped like a flattened circle.

n. [countable]

3. Mathematics something oval in shape or outline, such as a field on which an oval track is laid out for athletic contests.

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o•val  (ō′vəl), adj. 

1. Mathematics having the general form, shape, or outline of an egg;
   egg-shaped.
2. Mathematics ellipsoidal or elliptical.

n. 

3. Mathematics an object of oval shape.
4. Mathematics a body or plane figure that is oval in shape or outline.
5. an elliptical field or a field on which an elliptical track is laid out, as for athletic contests.
6. Informal Terms a football.

• Neo-Latin ōvālis, equivalent. to Latin ōv(um) egg¹ + -ālis -al¹
• 1560–70

o′val•ly, adv. 
o′val•ness, n. 

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oval / ˈəʊv^əl/ adjective

1. having the shape of an ellipse or ellipsoid

noun

1. anything that is oval in shape, such as a sports ground

Etymology: 16th Century: from Medieval Latin ōvālis, from Latin ōvum egg

ˈovally adverb

ˈovalness, ovality / əʊˈvælɪtɪ/ noun

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Oval / ˈəʊv^əl/ noun

1. the Oval ⇒ a cricket ground in south London, in the borough of Lambeth