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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Oval, from French ovale, from Medieval Latin ovālis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔ.val/
- Rhymes: -ɔval
- Syllabification: o‧wal
Noun
owal m inan
- (mathematics) oval (in a projective plane, a set of points, no three collinear, such that there is a unique tangent line at each point)
- oval (shape like an egg or ellipse)
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Further reading
- owal in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- owal in Polish dictionaries at PWN