ovoid
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ovoid
egg-shaped
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avoid – elude; keep away from; shun
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o·void
(ō′void′) also o·voi·dal (ō-void′l)adj.
Shaped like an egg: an ovoid fruit; ovoid spots.
n.
Something that is shaped like an egg.
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ovoid
(ˈəʊvɔɪd)adj
1. egg-shaped
2. (Botany) botany (of a fruit or similar part) egg-shaped with the broader end at the base. Compare obovoid
n
something that is ovoid
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o•void
(ˈoʊ vɔɪd)adj.
1. egg-shaped; having the solid form of an egg.
n. 3. an ovoid body.
[1820–30; < New Latin ōvoīdēs]
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Noun | 1. | ovoid - an egg-shaped object solid - a three-dimensional shape |
Adj. | 1. | ovoid - rounded like an egg rounded - curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders" |
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ovoid
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ovoid
adj → eiförmig, ovoid
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ovicular
, ovoida. ovicular, en forma de huevo.
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