ovalizev.

Brit.

/ˈəʊvəlʌɪz/,

/ˈəʊvl̩ʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˈoʊvəˌlaɪz/

Forms: 1800s– ovalise, 1900s– ovalize.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: oval adj.², -ize suffix.

Etymology: < oval adj.² + -ize suffix. Compare French ovaliser (1874). Compare earlier ovalized adj., and also earlier oval v.

transitive. To make oval in shape; spec. to make the metal tubes of the frame of a bicycle oval in cross-section for extra rigidity. Also intransitive: to become oval in shape.

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the world > space > shape > curvature > roundness > make round [verb (transitive)] > make oval

oval1665

ovalize1909

1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. 918/1 Ovalize,..to make oval.

1986 Bicycling Mar. 47/1 With..chainstays ovalized through the vertical axis for stiffness, you're assured that hard pedaling is going to propel you forward.

1990 Mountain Biking UK Summer 122/3 Tube sets..are ovalised at particular points to resist tortional stresses in different directions.

1993 Food Processing (Nexis) 54 75 Conventional PET bottles can't handle the heat of hot-fill—typically 180 to 190 F. The containers distort and the necks ‘ovalize’—causing capping problems.

2000 What Mountain Bike Winter 57/2 The down tube is also ovalised for complete width support of the bottom bracket.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ovalize
释义	ovalizev. Brit. /ˈəʊvəlʌɪz/, /ˈəʊvl̩ʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈoʊvəˌlaɪz/ Forms: 1800s– ovalise, 1900s– ovalize. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: oval adj.², -ize suffix. Etymology: < oval adj.² + -ize suffix. Compare French ovaliser (1874). Compare earlier ovalized adj., and also earlier oval v. transitive. To make oval in shape; spec. to make the metal tubes of the frame of a bicycle oval in cross-section for extra rigidity. Also intransitive: to become oval in shape. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > roundness > make round [verb (transitive)] > make oval oval1665 ovalize1909 1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. 918/1 Ovalize,..to make oval. 1986 Bicycling Mar. 47/1 With..chainstays ovalized through the vertical axis for stiffness, you're assured that hard pedaling is going to propel you forward. 1990 Mountain Biking UK Summer 122/3 Tube sets..are ovalised at particular points to resist tortional stresses in different directions. 1993 Food Processing (Nexis) 54 75 Conventional PET bottles can't handle the heat of hot-fill—typically 180 to 190 F. The containers distort and the necks ‘ovalize’—causing capping problems. 2000 What Mountain Bike Winter 57/2 The down tube is also ovalised for complete width support of the bottom bracket. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1909
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