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Definitions for ovoidˈoʊ vɔɪd

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

o•voidˈoʊ vɔɪd(adj.)

  1. egg-shaped; having the solid form of an egg.

    Category: Botany

  2. Category: Botany

    Ref: ovate (def. 2). 2

  3. (n.)an ovoid body.

Origin of ovoid:

1820–30; < NL ōvoīdēs

Princeton's WordNet

  1. ovoid(adj)

    an egg-shaped object

  2. egg-shaped, elliptic, elliptical, oval, oval-shaped, ovate, oviform, ovoid, prolate(adj)

    rounded like an egg

Wiktionary

  1. ovoid(Noun)

    Something that is oval in shape.

  2. ovoid(Adjective)

    Shaped like an oval.

  3. ovoid(Adjective)

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

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