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UK
/ˈəʊvəl/
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[ US /ˈoʊvəɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈoʊvəɫ/ ]
NOUN
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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
ADJECTIVE
- rounded like an egg
How To Use oval In A Sentence
- Cap Cities executives said they were hopeful approval would come in a couple of weeks.
- Davis looked up and gave a signal of approval, and after a quick bow, the pair of messengers was gone.
- Obama "cherishes" a trinket and a book given to him by Gordon Brown, and he worships them like tiny gods by keeping them in a little pagan altar he set up in the Oval Office. Wonkette » top
- Hartford Armory has already solved this by offering a screw-in front sight available in different heights, with a special wrench for removal and installation.
- A man of good humour and a great sense of fun, he enjoyed popularity among his teaching colleagues and pupils, many of whom were present at the removal of remains and burial.
- No one could have asked for a better final lap over the 1. 527-mile oval at Homestead, Fla.
- And the people who were subjected to hard yakka, slave labour if you want, or removal from islands because of drinking problems or fighting and they have complete hate and they've handed it down generationally.
- I intend to take it, subject of course to your approval and, as the prime minister designate, with your permission. TANK OF SERPENTS
- This is a composite image of the 1st pair of pleopods and the outer branch (exopodite) of the right (animal's left) pair that came apart during the removal operation (each pleopod has an outer and an inner branch). Archive 2007-12-01
- MR. BELL: Well, we have informed the Congress that the part one agreement already rose to the threshold, if you will, of representing a change to the treaty -- what we call a substantive modification -- and therefore, would require congressional approval. Briefing By Robert Bell On Helsinki Agreements