ovoid
ovoid · more ovoid · most ovoid
Shaped like an ovalShaped like an oval.
US/ˈoʊvɔɪd/
Meaning
2 sensesShaped like an oval.
rounded like an egg
Egg-shaped; shaped like an oval, but more tapered at one end; ovate.
Origin
From Latin ōvum (“egg”) + -oid (“resembling”).From Latin ōvum (“egg”) + -oid (“resembling”).
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Forms
more ovoid, most ovoid| Comparative | more ovoid Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most ovoid Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- rounded like an egg:egg-shapedellipticellipticalovaloval-shapedovateoviformprolate
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form