Oval

Definition of Oval

O´val
a.1.Of or pertaining to eggs; done in the egg, or inception; as, oval conceptions.
2.Having the figure of an egg; oblong and curvilinear, with one end broader than the other, or with both ends of about the same breadth; in popular usage, elliptical.
3.(Bot.) Broadly elliptical.
Oval chuck
(Mech.) a lathe chuck so constructed that work attached to it, and cut by the turning tool in the usual manner, becomes of an oval form.
n.1.A body or figure in the shape of an egg, or popularly, of an ellipse.
Cassinian oval
(Geom.) the locus of a point the product of whose distances from two fixed points is constant; - so called from Cassini, who first investigated the curve. Thus, in the diagram, if P moves so that P A.P B is constant, the point P describes a Cassinian oval. The locus may consist of a single closed line, as shown by the dotted line, or of two equal ovals about the points A and B.

Related Words

archery ground, athletic field, badminton court, baseball field, basketball court, billiard parlor, bowling alley, bowling green, course, court, cricket ground, croquet ground, croquet lawn, diamond, ellipse, ellipsoidal, elliptic, fairway, field, football field, glaciarium, golf course, golf links, gridiron, gym, gymnasium, ice rink, infield, links, obovate, obovoid, outfield, ovate, oviform, ovoid, ovule, playground, playing field, playroom, polo ground, pool hall, poolroom, putting green, racecourse, racket court, rink, skating rink, soccer field, squash court, stretch, tennis court, track, turf
Word:

Browse

Outweed
Outweep
Outweigh
Outwell
Outwent
Outwhore
Outwin
Outwind
Outwing
Outwit
Outwoe
Outwork
Outworth
Outwrest
Outwrite
Outzany
Ouvarovite
Ouze
Ouzel
Ova
-Oval-
Oval chuck
Ovalbumin
Ovaliform
Ovally
Ovant
Ovarian
Ovariole
Ovariotomist
Ovariotomy
Ovarious
Ovaritis
Ovarium
Ovary
Ovate
Ovate-acuminate
Ovate-cylindraceous
Ovate-lanceolate
Ovate-oblong
Ovate-rotundate
Ovate-subulate
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

© 2009 Interapple, Inc. Cover