subovaladj.

Brit.

/ˌsʌbˈəʊvl/, U.S.

/ˌsəbˈoʊv(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: sub- prefix, oval adj.²

Etymology: < sub- prefix + oval adj.², after scientific Latin subovalis (1728 or earlier). Compare French subovale (1770 or earlier). Compare subovate adj.

Chiefly Biology.

Somewhat or almost oval.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > roundness > [adjective] > oval or elliptical > somewhat

suboval1752

1752 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. III. 9 The Macrocercus, with a suboval depressed body.

1777 S. Robson Brit. Flora 167 Corollulæ of the radius suboval.

1817 J. F. Stephens Shaw's Gen. Zool. X. ii. 564 Nostrils suboval and depressed.

1858 G. H. Lewes Sea-side Stud. ii. ii. 147 Minute suboval microscopic capsules.

1917 Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 43 82 Head as wide as the thorax, the latter suboval.

1961 New Zealand Jrnl. Geol. & Geophysics 4 107 In overall shape the specimen is suboval.

2007 D. Pol & Z. Gasparini in Z. Gasparini et al. Patagonian Mesozoic Reptiles v. 121 Choana suboval.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	suboval
释义	subovaladj. Brit. /ˌsʌbˈəʊvl/, U.S. /ˌsəbˈoʊv(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: sub- prefix, oval adj.² Etymology: < sub- prefix + oval adj.², after scientific Latin subovalis (1728 or earlier). Compare French subovale (1770 or earlier). Compare subovate adj. Chiefly Biology. Somewhat or almost oval. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > roundness > [adjective] > oval or elliptical > somewhat suboval1752 1752 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. III. 9 The Macrocercus, with a suboval depressed body. 1777 S. Robson Brit. Flora 167 Corollulæ of the radius suboval. 1817 J. F. Stephens Shaw's Gen. Zool. X. ii. 564 Nostrils suboval and depressed. 1858 G. H. Lewes Sea-side Stud. ii. ii. 147 Minute suboval microscopic capsules. 1917 Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 43 82 Head as wide as the thorax, the latter suboval. 1961 New Zealand Jrnl. Geol. & Geophysics 4 107 In overall shape the specimen is suboval. 2007 D. Pol & Z. Gasparini in Z. Gasparini et al. Patagonian Mesozoic Reptiles v. 121 Choana suboval. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1752
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