o·val 
(ōvəl)
(ōvəl)adj.
1. Resembling an egg in shape.
2. Resembling an ellipse in shape; elliptical.
n.
1. An egg-shaped or elliptical form or figure.
2. An elliptical track, as for racing or athletic events.
[Medieval Latin ōvālis, from Latin ōvum, egg; see awi- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
oval·ly adv.
oval·ness n.