oval shape

collocation in English

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oval
adjective
uk
/ˈəʊ.vəl/us
/ˈoʊ.vəl/
shaped like a circle that is flattened so that it is like an egg or ...
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shape
noun
uk
/ʃeɪp/us
/ʃeɪp/
the particular physical form or appearance ...
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(Definition ofovalandshapefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We have still written the 1-circuit in anovalshapebut the repeated vertex x3 appears three times on the 1-circuit.
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The chamber has anovalshape, flat floor, concave walls, and a spherical roof.
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The amylopectin granules have irregularovalshape, but they all exhibit a smooth surface and there is a narrow size range (approx. 0.1- 0.3 mm).
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Note that tight contact (indicated by theovalshape) is maintained with the lattice during all the steps of the translocation cycle.
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Due to its location, the crater has a distinctlyovalshapebecause of foreshortening.
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It is a flatovalshapewith a bumpy surface.
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Fishing and agriculture are the traditional practices and most people live in traditional "fate" houses in anovalshapemade of thatch.
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It is quite a popular art/craft form because of the attractive, smooth,ovalshapeof the egg.
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It is of elongatedovalshape, with its western shore at and its eastern shore at.
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It has anovalshapeand a coral reef completely enclosing a small lagoon.
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With pedigrees the face can take a moreovalshapeand be finer boned and more distinct.
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In its final appearance it was a small fortress with approximatelyovalshape.
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It is slow-growing and upright in habit, tending to anovalshapewith an open crown.
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The fish has an elongatedovalshapeas an adult and is laterally compressed.
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The leaves are deciduous, alternate, simpleovalshape, 313 cm long.
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The leaves are located at the base of the plant, each anovalshapeunder a centimeter long.
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Its fine leaves have an elongatedovalshape(5 to 10 cm length) and of alternate position.
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This is a worn and eroded crater formation that is slightly elongated along the eastwest direction, giving it a somewhatovalshape.
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The bay also has a smooth,ovalshape.
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