Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The property of being oval; oval shape or formation.
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- noun The quality of being
oval .
Etymologies
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oval + -ness
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Examples
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He showed, in 1787, that it was due to a very slow change in the ovalness of the earth's orbit, tending, during the present age of the world, to render it more nearly circular.
A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition 1874
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