crossing vs oval

crossing

noun
  • A pair of intersecting edges. 

  • The volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church; often with a tower or cupola over it. 

  • A voyage across a body of water. 

  • A place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed. 

  • The act by which terrain or a road etc. is crossed. 

  • A pair of parallel lines printed on a cheque 

  • Movement into a crossed position. 

  • An intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross. 

adj
  • Extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction. 

oval

noun
  • An elongated round shape resembling an egg or ellipse. 

  • A thing having such a shape, such as an arena. 

  • In a projective plane, a set of points such that no three are collinear and there is a unique tangent line at each point. 

  • A sports field, typically but not exclusively oval in shape. 

adj
  • Of or pertaining to an ovum. 

  • Having the shape of an oval. 

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