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Latest revision as of 06:11, 22 April 2016
An oval (from Latin ovum, "egg") is a closed curve in a plane which "loosely" resembles the outline of an egg.
Description
The term is not very specific, but in some areas (projective geometry, technical drawing, etc.) it is given a more precise definition, which may include either one or two axes of symmetry.
In common English, the term is used in a broader sense: any shape which reminds one of an egg.
The 3-dimensional version of an oval is called an ovoid.
See also
- Axis of symmetry
- Closed curve
- Egg
- Ellipse
- Form
- Geometry
- Mathematics
- Plane
- Projective geometry
- Shape
- Stadium (geometry)
- Technical drawing
- Vesica piscis – a pointed oval
External links
- Oval @ Wikipedia
