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单词 ovally
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ovallyadv.

Brit. /ˈəʊvl̩i/, /ˈəʊvəli/, U.S. /ˈoʊvəli/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: oval adj.2, -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < oval adj.2 + -ly suffix2.
In or into an oval shape or form.
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the world > space > shape > curvature > curved three-dimensional shape or body > [adverb] > spherically > spheroidally > specific
ovally1659
ovenwisec1720
oblately1753
ovatedly1822
ovately1822
prolately1874
1659 R. Brathwait Panthalia 267 There appeared an hand out of a Cloud snatching at the Coronet so presented, and in a Chrystal Ovally form'd, containing this Impresse, Detur Digniori.
1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. i. 5 The Common Fly..her eyes are most remarkable, being exceeding large, ovally protuberant.
c1755 J. Colden in H. W. Rickett & E. C. Hall Bot. Manuscript Jane Colden 1724–1766 (1963) 79 Seeds are numerous, ovally shaped.
1847 Sci. Amer. 26 June 318/4 An ancient Mound, circular at the base.., rising ovally to a point.
1851 Littell's Living Age 1 Nov. 212/2 How often from June to August do we find on our rose-trees leaves out of which one or more pieces have been circularly or ovally cut.
1882 S. H. Vines tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. (ed. 2) 336 Delicate papillæ which become spherically or ovally dilated at their free ends.
1944 Amer. Midland Naturalist 31 289 Disk of the pronotum large, ovally rounded with the lateral keels gently convex.
1995 Herald (Rock Hill, S. Carolina) (Nexis) 11 Dec. 1 c Astigmatism occurs when light rays are distorted by an ovally shaped cornea.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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