1.
ellipse; oval shape
An oval or elliptical shape — a closed curve resembling a flattened circle.
楕円形のテーブル。
An oval table.
月の軌道は楕円形をしている。
The moon's orbit is elliptical.
競技場のトラックは楕円形に作られている。
The stadium's track is built in an oval shape.
USAGE: 楕円形 describes an oval or elliptical shape. It is often used with の to modify a noun, or with をしている to say that something is oval-shaped.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 楕円形のグラウンド: an oval field
- 楕円形をしている: to be oval-shaped
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 円形: circular shape — a perfect circle
- 楕円: ellipse — the mathematical curve itself