ovoid

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

ovoid (comparative more ovoid, superlative most ovoid)

1. Shaped like an oval.
   • 1985, Margaret Atwood, “Soul Scrolls”, in The Handmaid’s Tale, Toronto, Ont.: McClelland and Stewart, →ISBN, page 164:

     That was the way my mind lurched and stumbled, among the sharp r's and t's, sliding over the ovoid vowels as if on pebbles.

2. Egg-shaped; shaped like an oval, but more tapered at one end; ovate.
   • 2016, Christopher Kelly, The Pink Bus, Mapple Shade, New Jersey: Lethe Press, page 43:

     And then they were looking at him, Mrs. Ansen's ovoid black eyes behind bifocals attached to a chain, Baffi's beautiful hazel eyes bright with the promise of fun and friendly competition, and what else could Patrick say, other than no, he didn't have anything else going on this afternoon, and yeah, come to think of it, Cokes and leftover pizza would be nice.

Synonyms

• egg-shaped
• oval
• ovate
• oviform

Related terms

• oval
• ovum

Translations

shaped like an oval — see oval

egg-shaped — see egg-shaped

Noun

ovoid (plural ovoids)

1. Something that is oval in shape.

Translations

something oval in shape

• Dutch: eivorm (nl) m, ovaal (nl) n
• Finnish: ovoidi, muna (fi)
• Italian: ovoide (it) m
• Japanese: 卵形 (ja) (rankei)
• Spanish: ovoide (es) m

See also

• globose
• globoid
• ellipsoid
• oblong

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French ovoïde.

Adjective

ovoid m or n (feminine singular ovoidă, masculine plural ovoizi, feminine and neuter plural ovoide)

1. ovoid

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	ovoid		ovoidă		ovoizi	ovoide
	definite	ovoidul		ovoida		ovoizii	ovoidele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	ovoid		ovoide		ovoizi	ovoide
	definite	ovoidului		ovoidei		ovoizilor	ovoidelor