In technical drawing an oval (from Latin ovum, 'egg') 's a figure constructed from two pairs of arcs, with two different radii (see image on the right). The arcs are joined at a point, in which lines tangential to both joining arcs lie on the same line, thus making the joint smooth. Any point of an oval belongs to an arc with a constant radius (shorter or longer), whereas in an ellipse the radius's continuously changing. Oval in geometry In geometry, an oval or ovoid's any curve resembling an e… (More on Oval)