oval — meaning in English

English meaning

• gibbous adj Curved or bulged outward.
• oval noun A rounded, elongated shape like an egg or a flattened circle.

Senses

oval is used for these senses in English:

• gibbous (astronomy, of a celestial body) Having more than half (but not the whole) of its disc illuminated.
• oval Having the shape of an oval.
• oval An elongated round shape resembling an egg or ellipse.

gibbous — full definition

1. adj Curved or bulged outward.
2. adj Having more than half (but not the whole) of its disc illuminated.

oval — full definition

1. noun A rounded, elongated shape like an egg or a flattened circle.
2. noun A sports ground or arena built in this shape.
3. adj Shaped like an oval.