Synonyms for ovoid
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : oh-void |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊ vɔɪd |
Définition of ovoid
Origin :- "egg-shaped," 1828, from Modern Latin ovoides, a hybrid from Latin ovum (see ovum) + Greek -oeides "like" (see -oid). Related: Ovoidal.
- adj oval
- There were the odd, ovoid figures of the aviators in their silken overalls.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 » by Various
- However, Nazu pointed to the ovoid and showed his willingness to help the strangers.
- Extract from : « Creatures of Vibration » by Harl Vincent
- Mingling with the barbarians unsuspected, he might get possession of the ovoid.
- Extract from : « Creatures of Vibration » by Harl Vincent
- Its seeds are ovoid, very smooth, encircled by a narrow wing.
- Extract from : « The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines » by T. H. Pardo de Tavera
- These are uniform and spherical, not unequal and ovoid, like those of arrow-root.
- Extract from : « A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines » by Andrew Ure
- They are globular, ovoid, or pyriform, and are sold by the individual pearl.
- Extract from : « The Ocean World: » by Louis Figuier
- The former are mouths, but the function of the ovoid bodies is not known.
- Extract from : « The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide » by Augusta Foote Arnold
- (1/8 inch) long, ovoid or ovoid-lanceolate, on pedicels 1-2 mm.
- Extract from : « Trees of Indiana » by Charles Clemon Deam
- Calculi may be globular, ovoid, cylindrical, and truncated cones.
- Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
- The spores are ovoid, and have a minutely verrucose or warty surface.
- Extract from : « Beautiful Ferns » by Daniel Cady Eaton
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