ovoid
adjective
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or less commonly ovoidal \ ō-ˈvȯi-dᵊl
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Definition of ovoid
: resembling an egg in shape : ovate
an ovoid fruit
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Examples of ovoid in a Sentence
an ovoid toy that the baby couldn't tip over
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In front of me was a black ovoid stone, known as the omphalos, set on the spot in Greek mythology where two eagles loosed by Zeus crossed paths at the earth’s nexus. — Liz Alderman, New York Times, "Voyage to the Center of the World," 9 July 2019 The unique buildings that starchitects produce often set themselves apart from the fabric of their locations—amid a neighborhood of brick town houses there will suddenly appear, for instance, a silver blob like the ovoid spaceship from Arrival. — Kyle Chayka, The New Republic, "From architect to tastemaker, Bjarke Ingels is designing the future.," 2 May 2018 Haider Ackermann sliced and diced suiting so that a sharp, perfectly cut collarless jacket turned to reveal an ovoid curve cutout at the back, playing hide and seek with a muscle tank. — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, "In the Russian Embassy With Comme des Garçons, and Other Weirdness," 1 Oct. 2017 The ovoid shape wobbled slowly downward in the brackish water. — John Lahr, Esquire, "Fishing with My Father," 16 June 2016 This was largely thanks to my childhood home, whose crowning feature was a beautiful, ovoid, blue-bottomed backyard pool, rimmed with tile the same color as brick. — Matt Grant, Longreads, "In a Swimming Pool, Learning to Trust," 21 Aug. 2017 On the weekend of July 29, the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute celebrated the hatching of an adorable brown kiwi—a squat, ovoid bird native to New Zealand’s North Island. — Ryan P. Smith, Smithsonian, "Conservationists Hatch a Kiwi Cutie-Pie," 9 Aug. 2017 The ovoid forms, in beige, puce and black, recall human breasts as much as cows’ udders or sex organs, and for Rama, anyway, sexual readings were never to be evaded. — Jason Farago, New York Times, "The Psychosexual World of Carol Rama Still Shocks," 11 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ovoid.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for ovoid
ovoid
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of ovoid
formal
: shaped like an egg
See the full definition for ovoid in the English Language Learners Dictionary
ovoid
adjective
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Medical Definition of ovoid
(Entry 1 of 2)
: shaped like an egg
an ovoid tumor
ovoid
nounMedical Definition of ovoid (Entry 2 of 2)
: an ovoid radium applicator placed within the vagina for radiotherapy
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