ovoid C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈoʊvɔɪd/ UK /ˈəʊvɔɪd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj egg-shaped; a solid or surface shaped like an egg The sculptor smoothed the stone into a perfect ovoid form. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · egg-shaped; a solid or... egg-shapedovalovateellipsoidal Word family Related forms ovumovalovate Etymology AI details From Latin ovum ('egg') plus the Greek-derived suffix -oid ('resembling'), from Greek -oeidēs, from eidos ('form'). Means egg-shaped. ovum Latin -oeidēs Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # ovoid **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈoʊvɔɪd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈəʊvɔɪd/ ## Meanings 1. egg-shaped; a solid or surface shaped like an egg ## Examples - The sculptor smoothed the stone into a perfect ovoid form. ## Synonyms - egg-shaped - oval - ovate - ellipsoidal ## Related Forms - ovum - oval - ovate ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ovum - Root: -oeidēs ## Etymology From Latin ovum ('egg') plus the Greek-derived suffix -oid ('resembling'), from Greek -oeidēs, from eidos ('form'). Means egg-shaped. ## AI Etymology Ovoid is from Latin ovum ('egg') plus the Greek-derived suffix -oid ('resembling'), from Greek -oeidēs, from eidos ('form'). Means egg-shaped. Important recorded forms include ovum (Latin) and -oeidēs (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the ending or combining element turns the older base into the present English part of speech. The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers egg-shaped; a solid or surface shaped like an egg. The wider family includes related words such as ovum, oval, and ovate. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown