ovoid

C2+ Topic:Materials & Substances

US /ˈoʊvɔɪd/ UK /ˈəʊvɔɪd/ See IPA manual

adj noun

Meanings

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adj
egg-shaped; a solid or surface shaped like an egg

The sculptor smoothed the stone into a perfect ovoid form.

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Synonyms

1 adj · egg-shaped; a solid or... egg-shapedovalovateellipsoidal

Word family

Related forms ovum ovalovate

Etymology

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

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# ovoid

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**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
- Materials & Substances

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