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ovoid

US/ˈoʊvɔɪd/

ovoid adjective: shaped like an oval.

Adjective

ovoid (comparative more ovoid, superlative most ovoid)

  1. Shaped like an oval.
    • That was the way my mind lurched and stumbled, among the sharp rs and ts, sliding over the ovoid vowels as if on pebbles.1985, Margaret Atwood, “Soul Scrolls”, in The Handmaid’s Tale, Toronto, Ont.: McClelland and Stewart, →ISBN, page 164
  2. Egg-shaped; shaped like an oval, but more tapered at one end; ovate.
    • 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...2016, Christopher Kelly, The Pink Bus, Mapple Shade, New Jersey: Lethe Press, page 43

Noun

ovoid (plural ovoids)

  1. Something that is oval in shape.

ovoid meaning in Tamil

ovoid in Tamil

முட்டை உரு

Examples of ovoid in a sentence

  • In this context, Pithovirus was initially spotted using light microscopy as ovoid particles (Fig.
  • The number of refractile, ovoid spores was determined by phase-contrast microscopy using a hemocytometer.
  • Paraphyses loosely branching and internetting or absent; spores 2 to 6-locular, colorless, ovoid or oblong.

All 11 example sentences with ovoid

Synonyms of ovoid

Forms of ovoid

Adjective
comparativemore ovoid
superlativemost ovoid
Noun
pluralovoids

Origin of ovoid

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

Words formed from ovoid

Questions about ovoid

What does ovoid mean?
Ovoid means shaped like an oval.
What is ovoid in Tamil?
Ovoid in Tamil is முட்டை உரு. See Ovoid meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ovoid?
Ovoid can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce ovoid?
Ovoid is pronounced /ˈoʊvɔɪd/ (US).

Words near ovoid in the dictionary

  1. ovoglycoprotein
  2. ovoglycoproteins
  3. ovogonia
  4. ovogonial
  5. ovogonium
  6. ovoid
  7. ovoid-cylindrical
  8. ovoidal
  9. ovoids
  10. ovoinhibitor
  11. ovoinhibitors

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