About The Word Ovoid

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Ovoid

Ovoid Meaning & Definition
Ovoid Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ovoid?

[n] an egg-shaped object
[adj] rounded like an egg

Synonyms | Synonyms for Ovoid: egg-shaped | elliptic | elliptical | oval | ovate | oviform | prolate | rounded

Related Terms | Find terms related to Ovoid: bulblike | bulbous | egg-shaped | ellipse | ellipsoid | global | globate | globed | globelike | globe-shaped | globoid | globose | globular | hemispheric | obovate | obovoid | orb | orbed | orbic | orbicular | orbiculate | orblike | orby | oval | ovate | oviform | ovule | spherelike | sphere-shaped | spheric | spheriform | spheroid

See Also | solid

Ovoid In Webster's Dictionary

\O"void\, Ovoidal \O*void"al\, a. [Ovum + -oid: cf. F. ovo["i]de.] Resembling an egg in shape; egg-shaped; ovate; as, an ovoidal apple.
\O"void\, n. A solid resembling an egg in shape.

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