owal

Polish

noun
Definitions
  • (mathematics) oval (in a projective plane, a set of points, no three collinear, such that there is a unique tangent line at each point)
  • oval (shape like an egg or ellipse)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Oval derived from French ovale derived from Latin ovālis (egg-shaped, oval).

Origin

Latin

ovālis

Gloss

egg-shaped, oval

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