(だえんけい)

だえんけい
noun, no-adjective
ellipse; oval shape
1. ellipse; oval shape
An oval or elliptical shape — a closed curve resembling a flattened circle.
楕円形(だえんけい)テーブル
An oval table.
(つき)軌道(きどう)楕円形(だえんけい)している
The moon's orbit is elliptical.
The stadium's track is built in an oval shape.

Usage: 楕円形(だえんけい) describes an oval or elliptical shape. It is often used with to modify a noun, or with している to say that something is oval-shaped.

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