Oval

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
• Geometry
• Mathematics
• Plane
• Projective geometry
• Stadium (geometry)
• Technical drawing
• Vesica piscis – a pointed oval

External links

• Oval @ Wikipedia