OVOID

elliptic, egg-shaped, elliptical, oval, oval-shaped, ovate, oviform, ovoid, prolate

(adjective) rounded like an egg

ovoid

(noun) an egg-shaped object

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

ovoid (comparative more ovoid, superlative most ovoid)

Shaped like an oval.

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

Synonyms

• egg-shaped

• oviform

• ovate

Noun

ovoid (plural ovoids)

Something that is oval in shape.

Source: Wiktionary


O"void, O*void"al, a. Etym: [Ovum + -oid: cf. F. ovoïde.]

Definition: Resembling an egg in shape; egg-shaped; ovate; as, an ovoidal apple.

O"void, n.

Definition: A solid resembling an egg in shape.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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