ovoid
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vɔɪd noun
3.
an ovoid body.
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ovoid (ˈəʊvɔɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | egg-shaped |
| 2. | botany Compare obovoid (of a fruit or similar part) egg-shaped with the broader end at the base |
| —n | |
| 3. | something that is ovoid |
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Ovoid
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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ovoid o·void (ō'void') or o·voi·dal (ō-void'l)
n.
Something that is shaped like an egg. adj.
Shaped like an egg; oviform.
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Example sentences
Raw materials, including silica and plant ash, were heated inside ovoid vessels that might have been recycled beer jars.
Consider, if you will, the ovoid shape of the doll and the compelling unpredictability and fluidity of dynasty.
Maybe it's his bald, ovoid skull or his habit of wearing faux-military uniforms during races.
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