ovalize

Etymology

From oval + -ize.

ovalize means of a circle, to become stretched out in one direction, thereby becoming an oval. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

verb

Of a circle, to become stretched out in one direction, thereby becoming an oval.“The pipe partially restrains the elbow from ovalization but the elbow tendency to ovalize forces the pipe to ovalize.”