ovoid

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: egg-shapedellipticellipticalovaloval-shapedovateoviformprolate

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. an egg-shaped object

Adjective (1)

  1. rounded like an eggSynonyms: egg-shapedellipticellipticalovaloval-shapedovateoviformprolate
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Ovoid \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.

Syn: oviform. [1913 Webster]

Ovoid \O"void\, n. A solid resembling an egg in shape. [1913 Webster]
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