ovoidal - Glite Dictionary

Examples

As I could see now, the objects were ovoidal in shape and appeared to be transparent.

Fiction book (1991)
And that then projects to the thalamus nucleus, the ovoid nucleus, nucleus ovoidal, IT projects to field L OK.
The artist created an ovoidal sculpture that resembled a delicate egg.
She selected an ovoidal table to give the room a softer, more inviting feel.

Synonyms

oval

vsovoidal

28 1.0

Having a rounded shape that is slightly longer than a circle, like an egg

is a broader expression that also allows stronger tapering

elliptical

vsovoidal

13 4.5

Having an oval shape like an egg

is more general and also includes slightly tapered rounded outlines

oval-shaped

vsovoidal

4 3.0

A shape that is long and round like an egg

is the general shape term also covering more tapered variants

egg-shaped

vsovoidal

4 2.5

Having a shape like an egg

is the general label for both symmetrical and tapered rounded forms

ovoid

vsovoidal

1 6.1

Having a rounded shape like an egg

is a more general descriptor for similar rounded shapes

elliptic

vsovoidal

1 6.5

A shape like an egg or an oval

is a broader everyday term including both symmetric and tapered shapes

ovate

vsovoidal

Specialized

1 7.2

Having an egg shape that is wider near the base, often for leaves

is a general shape term not limited to botanical contexts

eggy

vsovoidal

1 3.3

Shaped like an egg

is the standard term covering that appearance and more precise shapes

egglike

vsovoidal

1 2.5

Shaped like an egg

is the more neutral label for both symmetric and asymmetric rounded forms

oval-bodied

vsovoidal

1 6.8

Having a body shaped like an oval

is a general shape descriptor not restricted to bodily forms

oviform

vsovoidal

Specialized

9.1

Shaped like an egg

is a broader term covering both rounded and tapered forms

Antonyms

cuboidal

1 7.7

Shaped like a cube

How Oval

elongated

18 4.5

ovoidal

1 6.6

oval

28 1.0

round

289 1.0

Surface Forms

ovoidal positive

ovoidaler comparative

ovoidalest superlative

Morphology

ovoidal = ovoid (transparent) = ovoid + al

Formed by a regular suffixation of '-al' to 'ovoid', so the meaning 'having the shape of an egg' is directly predictable from the base.

Etymology

Ovoidal comes from the Latin ovum ('egg') and the old Greek ending -oid ('like' or 'shape of'), so it literally means 'egg-like'. So, ovoidal means 'having the shape of an egg' or 'like an oval'.