ovoid
pronunciation
How to pronounce ovoid in British English:
UK [ˈəʊvɔɪd]
How to pronounce ovoid in American English:
US [ˈoʊvɔɪd]
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- Noun:
- an egg-shaped object
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- Adjective:
- rounded like an egg
Word Origin
- ovoid (adj.)
- "egg-shaped," 1828, from Modern Latin ovoides, a hybrid from Latin ovum (see ovum) + Greek -oeides "like" (see -oid). Related: Ovoidal.
Example
- 1. Fruit ovoid to urceolate , irregularly dehiscent .
- 2. The domes are circular or ovoid in cross-section .
- 3. Ovoid orange-yellow mealy sweet fruit of florida and west indies .
- 4. Fruit nearly ovoid , ca. 1.2 cm in diam .
- 5. If our ovoid hero sat on the wall for the entire time he was meant to it would be a different form of the verb than if say he had a great fall .