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OVOID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An egg-shaped object
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("ovoid" is a kind of...):
solid (a three-dimensional shape)
Derivation:
ovoid (rounded like an egg)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rounded like an egg
Synonyms:
egg-shaped; elliptic; elliptical; oval; oval-shaped; ovate; oviform; ovoid; prolate
Classified under:
Similar:
rounded (curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged)
Derivation:
ovoid (an egg-shaped object)
