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Webster 1913 Edition

Ovoid

O′void

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Noun.

A solid resembling an egg in shape.

Webster 1828 Edition

Ovoid

O'VOID

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Adj.

[L. ovum, egg, and Gr. form.] Having the shape of an egg.

Definition 2024

ovoid

ovoid

English

Adjective

ovoid ‎(comparative more ovoid, superlative most ovoid)

Shaped like an oval.
Egg-shaped; shaped like an oval, but more tapered at one end; ovate.

Synonyms

Related terms

oval
ovum

Translations

shaped like an oval

Catalan: ovoide (ca)
Finnish: munanmuotoinen, ovoidi
French: ovoïde (fr)

Greek: ωοειδής (el) ‎(ooeidís)
Ancient: ᾠοειδής ‎(ōioeidḗs), ᾠώδης ‎(ōiṓdēs)
Italian: ovoide
Spanish: oval

egg-shaped — see egg-shaped

Noun

ovoid ‎(plural ovoids)

Something that is oval in shape.

Translations

something oval in shape

Finnish: ovoidi, muna (fi)
Italian: ovoide m

Spanish: ovoide (es) m

See also