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An illustration of a oval ivy decorated border.

Ivy Oval Border

An illustration of a oval ivy decorated border.

An illustration of an oval border.

Oval Border

An illustration of an oval border.

Illustration of a cylinder cut by a plane making an angle of 57° with the base.

Plane Intersecting A Cylinder

Illustration of a cylinder cut by a plane making an angle of 57° with the base.

"<em>A</em>, oval window; <em>B, C, D,</em> semicircular canals; * represents the bulging part of each canal; <em>E, F, G,</em> cochlea; <em>H</em>, round window." &mdash; Blaisedell, 1904

Internal ear

"A, oval window; B, C, D, semicircular canals; * represents the bulging part of each…

Illustration of an ellipse.

Ellipse

Illustration of an ellipse.

Illustration of an ellipse.

Ellipse

Illustration of an ellipse.

Illustration of an ellipse.

Ellipse

Illustration of an ellipse.

Illustration of an ellipse with major and minor axes.

Ellipse With Axes

Illustration of an ellipse with major and minor axes.

Illustration of half of an ellipse. "The ordinates of two corresponding points in an ellipse and its auxiliary circle are in the ratio b:a."

Corresponding Points in an Ellipse and Circle

Illustration of half of an ellipse. "The ordinates of two corresponding points in an ellipse and its…

Illustration of half of an ellipse used to show that the area of an ellipse is equal to pi times a times b.

Area of an Ellipse

Illustration of half of an ellipse used to show that the area of an ellipse is equal to pi times a times…

Illustration of a cone cut by a plane that is not parallel to the base and does not intersect the base.

Conic Section Ellipse

Illustration of a cone cut by a plane that is not parallel to the base and does not intersect the base.

Illustration showing the definition of an ellipse as a conic section. "The section of a right circular cone made by a plane that cuts all the elements of the surface of the cone is an ellipse."

Conic Section Showing an Ellipse

Illustration showing the definition of an ellipse as a conic section. "The section of a right circular…

Illustration showing the definition of an ellipse as a conic section. "The section of a right circular cone made by a plane that cuts all the elements of the surface of the cone is an ellipse."

Conic Section Showing an Ellipse

Illustration showing the definition of an ellipse as a conic section. "The section of a right circular…

Illustration showing that if one diameter is conjugate to a second, the second is conjugate to the first.

Conjugate Diameters of an Ellipse

Illustration showing that if one diameter is conjugate to a second, the second is conjugate to the first.

Illustration of half of an ellipse and its auxiliary circle used to construct an ellipse by points, having given its two axes.

Construction of an Ellipse

Illustration of half of an ellipse and its auxiliary circle used to construct an ellipse by points,…

Illustration showing the definition of an ellipse. "An ellipse is a curve which is the locus of a point that moves in a plane so that the sum of its distances from two fixed points in the plane is constant." The foci and major axis is drawn.

Demonstration of Ellipse Definition

Illustration showing the definition of an ellipse. "An ellipse is a curve which is the locus of a point…

Illustration of half of an ellipse. "If d denotes the abscissa of a point of an ellipse, r and r' its focal radii, then r'=a+ed, r=a-ed."

Focal Radii of an Ellipse

Illustration of half of an ellipse. "If d denotes the abscissa of a point of an ellipse, r and r' its…

Illustration of an ellipse, whose major axis is vertical, inscribed in a circle whose diameter is equal to the length of the major axis of the ellipse. The ellipse is externally tangent to the circle.

Ellipse Inscribed In A Circle

Illustration of an ellipse, whose major axis is vertical, inscribed in a circle whose diameter is equal…

Illustration of an ellipse with foci F' and F, major axis A' to A, minor axis B' to B, and center O.

Ellipse With Parts Labeled

Illustration of an ellipse with foci F' and F, major axis A' to A, minor axis B' to B, and center O.

Illustration of half of an ellipse. "If through a point P of an ellipse a line is drawn bisecting the angle between one of the focal radii and the other produced, every point in this line except P is without the curve."

Line Bisecting Angle Between Focal Radii on Ellipse

Illustration of half of an ellipse. "If through a point P of an ellipse a line is drawn bisecting the…

Illustration of half of an ellipse. The square of the ordinate of a point in an ellipse is to the product of the segments of the major axis made by the ordinate as the square of b to the square of a.

Ordinate and Major Axis of Ellipse

Illustration of half of an ellipse. The square of the ordinate of a point in an ellipse is to the product…

Illustration showing that tangents drawn at the ends of any diameter are parallel to each other.

Parallel Tangents to an Ellipse

Illustration showing that tangents drawn at the ends of any diameter are parallel to each other.

Illustration of half of an ellipse. "The sum of the distances of any point from the foci of an ellipse is greater than or less than 2a, according as the point is without or within the curve."

Point Distances to Foci on Ellipse

Illustration of half of an ellipse. "The sum of the distances of any point from the foci of an ellipse…

Illustration of how to draw a tangent to an ellipse from an external point.

Tangent From External Point to an Ellipse

Illustration of how to draw a tangent to an ellipse from an external point.

Illustration showing the tangents drawn at two corresponding points of an ellipse and its auxiliary circle cut the major axis produced at the same point.

Tangents to an Ellipse

Illustration showing the tangents drawn at two corresponding points of an ellipse and its auxiliary…

Illustration of 16 concentric congruent ellipses that are rotated about the center at equal intervals of 22.5&deg;. The ellipses are externally tangent to the circle in which they are inscribed.

16 Rotated Concentric Ellipses

Illustration of 16 concentric congruent ellipses that are rotated about the center at equal intervals…

Illustration of two concentric ellipses.

2 Concentric Ellipses

Illustration of two concentric ellipses.

Illustration of 2 concentric ellipses, whose major axes are vertical, inscribed in a circle whose diameter is equal to the length of the major axes of the ellipses. The ellipses, which decrease in width in equal increments, are externally tangent to the circle. The illustration could be used as a 3-dimensional drawing of a sphere.

2 Ellipses Inscribed In A Circle

Illustration of 2 concentric ellipses, whose major axes are vertical, inscribed in a circle whose diameter…

Illustration of 2 concentric congruent ellipses that are rotated about the center at 90&deg;. The ellipses are externally tangent to the circle in which they are inscribed.

2 Rotated Concentric Ellipses

Illustration of 2 concentric congruent ellipses that are rotated about the center at 90°. The ellipses…

An illustration of 2 ellipses that have the equal vertical axes, but different horizontal axes. The ellipse on the left has a larger horizontal axis than the ellipse on the right.

2 Ellipses With Equal Vertical Axes

An illustration of 2 ellipses that have the equal vertical axes, but different horizontal axes. The…

An illustration of 2 ellipses that have the equal vertical axes, but different horizontal axes. The ellipse on the left has a larger horizontal axis than the ellipse on the right. The ellipse on the left has equal horizontal and vertical axes, making it a circle.

2 Ellipses With Equal Vertical Axes

An illustration of 2 ellipses that have the equal vertical axes, but different horizontal axes. The…

Illustration of three concentric ellipses.

3 Concentric Ellipses

Illustration of three concentric ellipses.

An illustration of 3 concentric ellipses that are tangent at the end points of the vertical axes. The horizontal axes (the major axes of the ellipses) decreases in size in each successive ellipse. The major axis equals the minor axis in the smallest ellipse, thus forming a circle.

3 Concentric Ellipses

An illustration of 3 concentric ellipses that are tangent at the end points of the vertical axes. The…

An illustration of 3 concentric ellipses that are tangent at the end points of the vertical axes, which is drawn in the illustration. The horizontal axes decreases in size in each successive ellipse. The major axis is horizontal for the outmost ellipse and vertical for the innermost ellipse. When the major and minor axes are equal, the result is a circle (as in the second/middle ellipse).

3 Concentric Ellipses

An illustration of 3 concentric ellipses that are tangent at the end points of the vertical axes, which…

An illustration of 3 concentric ellipses that are tangent at the end points of the vertical axes. The horizontal axes decreases in size in each successive ellipse. The major axis is horizontal for the outmost ellipse and vertical for the innermost ellipse. When the major and minor axes are equal, the result is a circle (as in the second/middle ellipse).

3 Concentric Ellipses

An illustration of 3 concentric ellipses that are tangent at the end points of the vertical axes. The…

Illustration of four concentric ellipses.

4 Concentric Ellipses

Illustration of four concentric ellipses.

An illustration of 4 concentric ellipses that are tangent at the end points of the vertical axes. The horizontal axes (the major axes of the ellipses) decreases in size in each successive ellipse.

4 Concentric Ellipses

An illustration of 4 concentric ellipses that are tangent at the end points of the vertical axes. The…

An illustration of 4 concentric ellipses that are tangent at the end points of the vertical axes. The horizontal axes decreases in size in each successive ellipse. The major axis is horizontal for the outer two ellipses and vertical for the innermost ellipse. When the major and minor axes are equal, the result is a circle (as in the third ellipse).

4 Concentric Ellipses

An illustration of 4 concentric ellipses that are tangent at the end points of the vertical axes. The…

An illustration of 4 concentric ellipses that are tangent at the end points of the vertical axes, which is drawn in the illustration. The horizontal axes decreases in size in each successive ellipse. The major axis is horizontal for the outer two ellipses and vertical for the innermost ellipse. When the major and minor axes are equal, the result is a circle (as in the third ellipse).

4 Concentric Ellipses

An illustration of 4 concentric ellipses that are tangent at the end points of the vertical axes, which…

Illustration of 4 concentric congruent ellipses that are rotated about the center at equal intervals of 45&deg;. The ellipses are externally tangent to the circle in which they are inscribed.

4 Rotated Concentric Ellipses

Illustration of 4 concentric congruent ellipses that are rotated about the center at equal intervals…

Illustration of five concentric ellipses.

5 Concentric Ellipses

Illustration of five concentric ellipses.

An illustration of 5 concentric ellipses that are tangent at the end points of the vertical axes. The horizontal axes decreases in size in each successive ellipse. The major axis is horizontal for the outer three ellipses and vertical for the innermost ellipse. When the major and minor axes are equal, the result is a circle (as in the fourth ellipse).

5 Concentric Ellipses

An illustration of 5 concentric ellipses that are tangent at the end points of the vertical axes. The…

An illustration of 5 concentric ellipses that are tangent at the end points of the vertical axes, which is drawn in the illustration. The horizontal axes decreases in size in each successive ellipse. The major axis is horizontal for the outer three ellipses and vertical for the innermost ellipse. When the major and minor axes are equal, the result is a circle (as in the fourth ellipse).

5 Concentric Ellipses

An illustration of 5 concentric ellipses that are tangent at the end points of the vertical axes, which…

Illustration of six concentric ellipses.

6 Concentric Ellipses

Illustration of six concentric ellipses.

An illustration of 6 concentric ellipses that are tangent at the end points of the vertical axes. The horizontal axes decreases in size in each successive ellipse. The major axis is horizontal for the outer four ellipses and vertical for the innermost ellipse. When the major and minor axes are equal, the result is a circle (as in the fifth ellipse).

6 Concentric Ellipses

An illustration of 6 concentric ellipses that are tangent at the end points of the vertical axes. The…

An illustration of 6 concentric ellipses that are tangent at the end points of the vertical axes, which is drawn in the illustration. The horizontal axes decreases in size in each successive ellipse. The major axis is horizontal for the outer four ellipses and vertical for the innermost ellipse. When the major and minor axes are equal, the result is a circle (as in the fifth ellipse).

6 Concentric Ellipses

An illustration of 6 concentric ellipses that are tangent at the end points of the vertical axes, which…

Illustration of 8 concentric congruent ellipses that are rotated about the center at equal intervals of 22.5&deg;. The ellipses are externally tangent to the circle in which they are inscribed.

8 Rotated Concentric Ellipses

Illustration of 8 concentric congruent ellipses that are rotated about the center at equal intervals…

Illustration of concentric ellipses, whose major axes are vertical, inscribed in a circle whose diameter is equal to the length of the major axes of the ellipses. The ellipses, which decrease in width in equal increments until the smallest one is a line, are externally tangent to the circle. The illustration could be described as a circle rotated about the poles of the vertical axis. It could also be used as a 3-dimensional drawing of a sphere.

Ellipses Inscribed In A Circle

Illustration of concentric ellipses, whose major axes are vertical, inscribed in a circle whose diameter…

Illustration of concentric ellipses, whose major axes are vertical, inscribed in a circle whose diameter is equal to the length of the major axes of the ellipses. The ellipses, which decrease in width in equal increments until the smallest one is a line, are externally tangent to the circle. The illustration could be described as a circle rotated about the poles of the vertical axis. It could also be used as a 3-dimensional drawing of a sphere.

Ellipses Inscribed In A Circle

Illustration of concentric ellipses, whose major axes are vertical, inscribed in a circle whose diameter…

A gyroscope that is rotated to form an ellipse.

Gyroscope

A gyroscope that is rotated to form an ellipse.

Illustration showing the definition of an hyperbola as a conic section. "The section of a right circular cone made by a plane that cuts both nappes of the cone is a hyperbola." A double right circular cone with a plane parallel to the axis cutting through the cones.

Conic Section Showing an Hyperbola

Illustration showing the definition of an hyperbola as a conic section. "The section of a right circular…

An oval basket used to hold decorative plants and flowers

Oval Jardiniere

An oval basket used to hold decorative plants and flowers

"When a leaf is bounded by a regular curve, and it three or more times as long as it is broad, it is called oval or oblong."&mdash;Darby, 1855

Oblong Leaf

"When a leaf is bounded by a regular curve, and it three or more times as long as it is broad, it is…

A Lemniscate is, in general, a curve generated by a point moving so that the product of its distances from two fixed points is the square of half the distance between the points. It is a particular case of the Cassinian oval and resembles a figure 8. When the line joining the two fixed points is the axis of x and the middle point of this line is the origin, the Cartesian equation is the fourth degree equation, (((x^2)+(y^2))^2)=2(a^2)((x^2)-(y^2)). The polar equation is (ℽ^2) = 2(a^2)cos(2θ). The locus of the feet of the perpendiculars from the center of an equilateral hyperbola to its tangents is a lemniscate. The name lemniscate is sometimes given to any crunodal symmetric quartic curve having no infinite branch. The name is also sometimes given to a general class of curves derived from other curves in the way that the above is derived from the equilateral hyperbola. With these more general definitions of the lemniscate the above curve is called the lemniscate of Bernoulli.

Lemniscate

A Lemniscate is, in general, a curve generated by a point moving so that the product of its distances…

A Mandorla is a Vesica Piscis shaped aureola which surrounds the figures of Christ and the Virgin Mary in traditional Christian art. It is especially used to frame the figure of Christ in Majesty in early medieval and Romanesque art, as well as Byzantine art of the same periods. The term refers to the almond like shape: "mandorla" means almond nut in Italian.

Mandorla

A Mandorla is a Vesica Piscis shaped aureola which surrounds the figures of Christ and the Virgin Mary…

Labeled shapes showing various measures of form.

Measures of Form

Labeled shapes showing various measures of form.

An illustration showing an oval.

Oval

An illustration showing an oval.

Oval with dotted vertical and horizontal lines that are lines of symmetry.

Lines of Symmetry, Oval With

Oval with dotted vertical and horizontal lines that are lines of symmetry.

Illustration used to construct and oval when given the width.

Construction of Oval

Illustration used to construct and oval when given the width.

A fern with short, ovate fronds.

Polypodium Lycopodioides Owariense

A fern with short, ovate fronds.