oval vs rounding

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. 

rounding

noun
  • A rounded surface; a curve. 

  • The numerical value obtained by this process. 

  • The act by which a numerical value is rounded. 

  • In bookbinding, the shaping of the folded and sewed sheets into a convex form at the back. 

  • The act of making anything round, as the lips in pronouncing some vowels. 

adj
  • Round or nearly round; becoming round; roundish. 

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