o´val|ness

o´val|ness
o|val «OH vuhl», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. shaped like an egg: »

The oval eggplant is named for its shape.

2. shaped like an ellipse; ellipsoidal: »

the oval path of the earth around the sun.

–n.
1. something having an oval shape, such as some athletic fields, a track, or a plane figure.
2. U.S. Informal. a football.
╂[< New Latin ovalis < Latin ōvum egg]
–o´val|ness, noun.

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