oval B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈoʊvəl/ UK /ˈəʊvəl/ See IPA manual Freq #15154 Meanings 1 noun A rounded shape like a flattened circle or an egg. She drew a neat oval at the top of the page. 2 adj Shaped like an oval; rounded like an egg. The table had a smooth oval top. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a rounded shape like a... ellipse 2 adj · shaped like an oval;... elliptic More egg-shapedellipticalovalineovateovoidovular Word family Forms ovals Derived forms biovalcircumovalhyperovalmonovalnonovalobovaloval-shapedovalescentovaliformovalineovalisationovalish Related forms ovoidovum Common collocations oval window Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Late Latin ovalis, from ovum; cognate with French and Italian ovale, Dutch ovaal. From 1570. ovalis la-lat View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # oval **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun, adj **IPA (US):** /ˈoʊvəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈəʊvəl/ **Frequency rank:** 15154 ## Meanings 1. A rounded shape like a flattened circle or an egg. 2. Shaped like an oval; rounded like an egg. ## Examples - She drew a neat oval at the top of the page. - The table had a smooth oval top. ## Synonyms - egg-shaped - elliptical - ovaline - ovate - ovoid - ovular ## Derived Forms - bioval - circumoval - hyperoval - monoval - nonoval - oboval - oval-shaped - ovalescent - ovaliform - ovaline - ovalisation - ovalish ## Related Forms - ovoid - ovum ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ovalis ## Etymology From Late Latin ovalis, from ovum; cognate with French and Italian ovale, Dutch ovaal. From 1570. ## AI Etymology Oval comes from Late Latin ovalis, from ovum; cognate with French and Italian ovale, Dutch ovaal. From 1570. Modern senses include a rounded shape like a flattened circle or an egg and shaped like an oval; rounded like an egg. The wider word family includes derivatives such as bioval, circumoval, hyperoval, monoval, nonoval, and oboval and related forms such as ovoid and ovum. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown