ovoid

egg-shaped

Not to be confused with:

avoid – elude; keep away from; shun

o·void

(ō′void′) also o·voi·dal (ō-void′l)

adj.

Shaped like an egg: an ovoid fruit; ovoid spots.

Something that is shaped like an egg.

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ovoid

(ˈəʊvɔɪd)

adj

1. egg-shaped

2. (Botany) botany (of a fruit or similar part) egg-shaped with the broader end at the base. Compare obovoid

something that is ovoid

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o•void

(ˈoʊ vɔɪd)

adj.

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

2. ovate (def. 2).

3. an ovoid body.

[1820–30; < New Latin ōvoīdēs]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	ovoid - an egg-shaped object solid - a three-dimensional shape
Adj.	1.	ovoid - rounded like an egg elliptical, oval, oval-shaped, egg-shaped, oviform, prolate, elliptic, ovate rounded - curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders"

ovoid

adjective

Resembling an egg in shape:

oval, ovate, oviform, ovoidal.

Translations

ωοειδής

ovoide

ovóide

ovoid

[ˈəʊvɔɪd]

A. ADJ → ovoide

B. N → ovoide m

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ovoid

adj → eiförmig, ovoid

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ovicular

, ovoid

a. ovicular, en forma de huevo.

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