ovoid

ovoid

adj \ˈō-ˌvȯid\

Definition of OVOID

: resembling an egg in shape : ovate <an ovoid fruit>

— ovoid noun

Variants of OVOID

ovoid also ovoi·dal \ō-ˈvȯi-d^əl\

Examples of OVOID

1. <an ovoid toy that the baby couldn't tip over>

Origin of OVOID

French ovoïde, from Latin ovum egg — more at egg

First Known Use: circa 1828

Related to OVOID

Synonyms: elliptical (or elliptic), ovate, oval (also ovoidal)

Rhymes with OVOID

android, avoid, chancroid, colloid, conoid, crinoid, cuboid, cycloid, deltoid, dendroid, devoid, discoid, factoid, fibroid, fungoid, ganoid, globoid, hydroid, hypnoid, keloid, mastoid, mucoid, prismoid, pygmoid, rhizoid, rhomboid, schizoid, scombroid, sigmoid, spheroid, steroid, styloid, tabloid, thalloid, thyroid, toroid, toxoid, trochoid, typhoid, Veddoid, viroid