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Meaning of "ovoid" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVOID

ovoid  [ˈəʊvɔɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVOID

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ovoid can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OVOID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ovoid

Oval

An oval is a closed curve in a plane which "loosely" resembles the outline of an egg. The term is not very specific, but in some areas it is given a more precise definition, which may include either one or two axes of symmetry. In common English, the term is used in a broader sense: any shape which reminds one of an egg. The 3-dimensional version of an oval is called an ovoid.

Definition of ovoid in the English dictionary

The definition of ovoid in the dictionary is egg-shaped. Other definition of ovoid is something that is ovoid.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVOID


android
ˈændrɔɪd
annoyed
əˈnɔɪd
avoid
əˈvɔɪd
Boyd
bɔɪd
confervoid
kənˈfɜːvɔɪd
devoid
dɪˈvɔɪd
factoid
ˈfæktɔɪd
Freud
frɔɪd
humanoid
ˈhjuːməˌnɔɪd
Lloyd
lɔɪd
naevoid
ˈniːvɔɪd
nevoid
ˈniːvɔɪd
obovoid
ɒbˈəʊvɔɪd
paranoid
ˈpærəˌnɔɪd
Polaroid
ˈpəʊləˌrɔɪd
steroid
ˈstɪərɔɪd
thyroid
ˈθaɪrɔɪd
unconvoyed
ʌnˈkɒnvɔɪd
unemployed
ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd
void
vɔɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVOID

oviparity
oviparous
oviparously
oviposit
oviposition
ovipositional
ovipositor
oviraptor
ovisac
ovist
ovoidal
ovoli
ovolo
ovonic
ovotestes
ovotestis
ovoviviparity
ovoviviparous
ovoviviparously
ovular

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVOID

amyloid
asteroid
benzenoid
celluloid
colloid
corticosteroid
dermoid
erythroid
hyperthyroid
lymphoid
mucoid
myeloid
opioid
pemphigoid
rheumatoid
rhomboid
sinusoid
solenoid
trapezoid
typhoid

Synonyms and antonyms of ovoid in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ovoid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVOID

Find out the translation of ovoid to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ovoid from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ovoid» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

卵形
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ovoide
570 millions of speakers

English

ovoid
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अंडाकार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بيضوي الشكل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

яйцевидные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ovóide
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডিম্বাকার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

forme ovoïde
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ovoid
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

eiförmig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

卵形の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

난형
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ovoid
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hình trứng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முட்டை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अंडाकृती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

oval
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ovoidale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jajowate
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

яйцеподібні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ovoid
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ωοειδές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

äggformig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ovoid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ovoid

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVOID»

The term «ovoid» is regularly used and occupies the 84.151 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVOID» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ovoid

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVOID»

Discover the use of ovoid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ovoid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fundamentals of Mathematics: Geometry
If it is also closed and bounded, it is called a convex or ovoid body, an ovoid region, or simply an ovoid. An ovoid region is said to be ^-dimensional if it contains points about which we can describe a A.-dimensional sphere lying entirely in the ...
Heinrich Behnke, 1974
2
Magmatic Sulfide Deposits: Geology, Geochemistry and Exploration
Samples of massive sulfide from the Ovoid, Mini-ovoid, Reid Brook Zone and Eastern Deeps are plotted in Fig. 6.26. It is seen that the sulfides show contrasting behavior. Samples from the Ovoid occur within the envelope defined by model ...
A. J. Naldrett, 2004
3
Technical Basis of Radiation Therapy: Practical Clinical ...
12.7 Internal structures of Fletch- er-Suit-Delclos ovoid applicator (Best Medical, Springfield, Virginia) Sec C - C unable to reap the benefits of volumetric images in target and critical organ definitions. This lack of progress has largely been due  ...
Seymour H. Levitt, 2008
4
Finite Generalized Quadrangles
Let O be an ovoid of Q(4, q), let x e O and let L be a line of Q(4, q) incident with x, We call O a translation ovoid with respect to the flag (x, L) if there is an automorphism group Gx,l of Q(4,q) which fixes O, which fixes x linewise and L pointwise, ...
Stanley E. Payne, Joseph Adolf Thas, 2009
5
The Archaeology of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls
ferred to these as "ovoid jars" or "large jars." Unlike the cylindrical jars, ovoid jars are attested in pre-31 B.c.e. contexts (as indicated by the presence of examples in L10A in the tower and the pantry in L86, both of which were destroyed in the ...
Jodi Magness, 2003
6
The Jepson Manual: Vascular Plants of California
fl: style divided 1/2. fr: 2–2.5 mm, ovoid, lobed, glabrous. Seed: 2–2.5 mm, ovoid, smooth to slightly wrinkled, white. Uncommon. Dry slopes, woodland; 1500–2300 m. W&I, DMtns; to NE, TX, Mex. May–Oct c. glyptosperma (Engelm.) Small Ann.
Bruce G. Baldwin, Douglas H. Goldman, 2012
7
The Obstetric memoirs and contributions of James Y. Simpson ...
The form of the foetus as it lies rolled up in utero at the full term of pregnancy, is ovoid, like that of the uterus itself. " The foetus," says Velpeau,1 " forms an ovoid mass, whose large end, turned towards the fundus of the uterus, is represented by ...
Sir James Young Simpson, 1856
8
Finite Geometries
By [18], there is only one subgroup of PSp(4.,q) isomorphic to Sz(q) up to conjugacy, and such a subgroup is maximal. Thus in this case M = Sz(q) and stabilizes a Suzuki-Tits ovoid. HI Corollary 3.10 Suppose that G is a subgroup of PSp(4, q), ...
Aart Blokhuis, 2001
9
The obstetric memoirs and contributions of James Y. Simpson
so that the two ovoids which the foetus and uterus form are relatively adapted to each other ; that is, the broad or pelvic end of the ovoid of the foetus is placed towards the broad or upper end of the ovoid of the uterus ; while the narrow or ...
Sir James Young Simpson, Sir William Overend Priestley, Horatio Robinson Storer, 1856
10
Combinatorics '90: Recent Trends and Applications
Observations on ovoids Let 0 be an ovoid of W2,,+1(q), n 2 2, and let 0 be the symplectic polarity of PG(2n+ 1, q) defining W;,,+1(q). Further, let :1: be a point of PG(2n+ 1, q) not on 0, let 1r = 2:9, and let PG(2n — 1, q) be a hyperplane of 1r not ...
A. Barlotti, A. Bichara, P.V. Ceccherini, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVOID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ovoid is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Nutrition News: Super-Healthy Olives, Cartoon-Character Cookie …
According to a new study led by University of Colorado at Boulder researchers, after seeing images of plump-looking (“ovoid”) cartoon ... «Healthy Eats, Jul 15»
2
Family affairs with Susan Hetherington
All of the kids perceived egg-shaped or ovoid characters as being overweight, despite being imaginary. In a series of experiments, children ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
3
Behind the Scenes at PhyloPic
Now, granted, some of them didn't require much effort to make, such as the ovoid I use to represent cellular life — although that one's public ... «PLoS Blogs, Jul 15»
4
A Wine Jug That's Fit for a Roman Feast or a Brooklyn Banquet
Just over 9 inches tall, its high, arching handle, ovoid body, and gently flaring foot combine to make it one of the most lovely glass vessels to ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
5
Man in China builds homemade supercar, EV powertrain
Chen Yanxi, a glass-factory employee from Hainan province, designed and sculpted the sleek fibreglass body himself, which owes its ovoid ... «PerformanceDrive, Jul 15»
6
How Plump Cartoons Make Kids Eat More
Children tend to perceive ovoid, or egg-shaped, characters as overweight even though the creatures are imaginary, found the study. Filed in: ... «FOX31 Denver, Jul 15»
7
Ovoid cartoons may make you fat!
Ovoid cartoons may make you fat! According to a recent study, children who watch apparently overweight cartoon characters are more likely to ... «Odisha Samaya, Jul 15»
8
Plump cartoon characters provoke indulgent eating in kids
That is, before looking at the ovoid cartoon character and then taking a cookie taste-test, the children's health knowledge was activated when ... «ScienceBlog.com, Jul 15»
9
Kids eat more when watching plump, 'egg-shaped' cartoon …
“Children tend to perceive ovoid, or egg-shaped, characters as overweight even though the creatures are imaginary,” researchers found. «The Denver Channel, Jul 15»
10
Drax Group operations director Peter Emery
But its profile is changing, and a clue to this can be found in a cluster of shining-white ovoid domes in a large area in the south west of the site. «The Engineer, Jul 15»

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