Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ovalize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oval-ize
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Of a circle, to become stretched out in one direction, thereby becoming an oval.

Example Sentences

"The pipe partially restrains the elbow from ovalization but the elbow tendency to ovalize forces the pipe to ovalize."
"Under the effect of soil and external loads, the buried pipe will tend to ovalize, causing through-wall bending stresses."
"We say “in theory” because the cross section of a thin-walled tube can ovalize upon bending, which can lead to a local collapse of the tube."

Etymology

From oval + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: oval

Inflected Forms

ovalizes (present, singular) ovalizing (participle, present) ovalized (participle, past) ovalized (past)

Questions

What does ovalize mean?: Of a circle, to become stretched out in one direction, thereby becoming an oval.
Where does ovalize come from?: From oval + -ize.

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