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ovoidal

ovoidal

6.6
Shaped like an egg
  • adjective
  • /oʊˈvɔɪdəl/
translation icon : ovoidal
  • The design of the building featured ovoidal windows that added a unique touch.

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
38 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
12 4.5

Having an oval shape like an egg

is more general and also includes slightly tapered rounded outlines
egg-shaped
vsovoidal
3 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
oval-shaped
vsovoidal
1 3.0

A shape that is long and round like an egg

is the general shape term also covering more tapered variants
oviform
vsovoidal
  • Specialized
9.1

Shaped like an egg

is a broader term covering both rounded and tapered forms
elliptic
vsovoidal
6.5

A shape like an egg or an oval

is a broader everyday term including both symmetric and tapered shapes
egglike
vsovoidal
2.5

Shaped like an egg

is the more neutral label for both symmetric and asymmetric rounded forms
eggy
vsovoidal
3.3

Shaped like an egg

is the standard term covering that appearance and more precise shapes
ovate
vsovoidal
  • Specialized
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
oval-bodied
vsovoidal
6.8

Having a body shaped like an oval

is a general shape descriptor not restricted to bodily forms

Antonyms

cuboidal
7.7

Shaped like a cube

How Oval

elongated
9 4.5
ovoidal
6.6
oval
38 1.0
round
273 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'.