English Explanatory Dictionary

ovoid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Shaped like an oval.
  2. Egg-shaped; shaped like an oval, but more tapered at one end; ovate.
noun
  1. Something that is oval in shape.

Pronunciation

/ˈoʊvɔɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ovoid.wav

Word forms

ovoid more ovoid most ovoid ovoids

Etymology

From Latin ōvum (“egg”) + -oid (“resembling”).

Synonyms

egg-shaped oval ovate oviform

Related words

oval ovum globose globoid ellipsoid oblong

Derived words

nonovoid ovoid-cylindrical semiovoid subovoid
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