oval point

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• Oval track racing — Oval track racing, also known as oval racing, is a form of closed circuit automobile racing that is contested on an oval shaped track. An oval track differs from a road course in that the layout resembles an oval with turns in only one direction …   Wikipedia

• Oval — O val, n. A body or figure in the shape of an egg, or popularly, of an ellipse. [1913 Webster] {Cassinian oval} (Geom.), the locus of a point the product of whose distances from two fixed points is constant; so called from Cassini, who first… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Oval (projective plane) — In mathematics, an oval in a projective plane is a set of points, no three collinear, such that there is a unique tangent line at each point (a tangent line is defined as a line meeting the point set at only one point, also known as a 1 secant).… …   Wikipedia

• Oval — For other uses, see Oval (disambiguation). An oval with two axes of symmetry constructed from four arcs (top), and comparison of blue oval and red ellipse with the same dimensions of short and long axes (bottom) …   Wikipedia

• Oval Office — President Barack Obama edits his remarks in the Oval Office prior to making a televised statement detailing the mission against Osama bin Laden, May 1, 2011 …   Wikipedia

• Oval (disambiguation) — An oval is any curve resembling an egg or an ellipse, such as a Cassini oval. The term does not have a precise mathematical definition except in one area oval (projective plane), but it may also refer to: A sporting arena of oval shape a cricket… …   Wikipedia

• point-to-point — /poynt teuh poynt /, n. a cross country horse race between specified points, in which each rider is often free to select his or her own course between the points. [1880 85] * * * ▪ horse racing       race run during the non hunting season… …   Universalium

• oval of Cassini — Geom. the locus of a point such that the product of the distances from the point to two fixed points is constant. [after Italian geometer and astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini (1625 1712)] * * * …   Universalium

• oval of Cassini — Geom. the locus of a point such that the product of the distances from the point to two fixed points is constant. [after Italian geometer and astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini (1625 1712)] …   Useful english dictionary

• point d'esprit — Fr. /pwaonn de sprddee / a bobbinet or tulle with oval or square dots woven in an irregular pattern. [1860 65; < F: spirit (i.e., Holy Ghost) stitch] * * * …   Universalium

• point d'esprit — ˌde|sprē noun (plural points d esprit) Etymology: French, literally, lace of spirit : a fine bobbinet with scattered woven dots used especially for curtains, dresses, or trimmings * * * Fr. /pwaonn de sprddee / a bobbinet or tulle with oval or… …   Useful english dictionary