oval

• adj.楕円形; 卵形
• n. 楕円形; 卵形
• n. （卵形の）人名；（仏語で）Oval

ラテン語のovum、ovum、卵、PIE*oyyo、ovum、卵、語源的には卵と同じ。

oval (adj.)

1570s, from Modern Latin ovalis "egg-shaped" (source of French oval, 1540s), literally "of or pertaining to an egg," from Latin ovum "egg" (see ovary). The classical Latin word was ovatus.

oval (n.)

1560s, from Middle French ovalle "oval figure," from Medieval Latin ovalis (see oval (adj.)).

1. Congress is waiting to see how the Oval Office will react.

国会は大統領側の反応を見ている。

2.The shape of the earth is an oval .

地球の形状は楕円形である.

3.The leaf is oval in shape.

葉は楕円形をしている。

4.The clock stands on an oval marble base，enclosed by a glass dome.

時計は楕円形の大理石の土台の上に置いて、カバーガラス。