adj
ovoid
Ovoid (adj) means having the rounded shape of an oval.
adj
1
Having the rounded shape of an oval.
"That was the way my mind lurched and stumbled, among the sharp rs and ts, sliding over the ovoid vowels as if on pebbles."
— Margaret Atwood, Soul Scrolls (1985)
2
Shaped like an egg, rounder at one end than the other.
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Etymology
Formed from Latin ōvum (“egg”) and -oid (“resembling”).
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What is the meaning of ovoid?
"ovoid" (adj) means having the rounded shape of an oval.
What is another word for ovoid?
Other words for "ovoid" include prolate, oviform, oval, ovate, elliptic, elliptical.
What are the different meanings of ovoid?
"ovoid" has 2 main meanings: 1. Having the rounded shape of an oval; 2. Shaped like an egg, rounder at one end than the other.
