variants or less commonly ovoidal
Synonyms of ovoid
: resembling an egg in shape : ovate
an ovoid fruit
ovoid noun

Examples of ovoid in a Sentence

an ovoid toy that the baby couldn't tip over
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In the 2015 video installation The Slave Ship (The Law of the Sea), the film unfolds in an ovoid frame. Emmanuel Iduma, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026 The table revealed that an ovoid body—blunt nose, tapering tail—came closer to aerodynamic perfection than anything else a designer could draw. Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026 And the curled posture of the embryo follows an ovoid shape like that of an egg. Kate Wong, Scientific American, 15 Apr. 2026 Mellerio also stepped into the watch space, with the 2023 introduction of the M Cut ovoid design, and launched a perfume. Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 14 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ovoid

Word History

Etymology

French ovoïde, from Latin ovum egg — more at egg entry 1

First Known Use

1776, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ovoid was in 1776

Cite this Entry

“Ovoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ovoid. Accessed 14 May. 2026.

Kids Definition

ovoid

adjective
: ovate

Medical Definition

ovoid

1 of 2 adjective
: shaped like an egg
an ovoid tumor

ovoid

2 of 2 noun
: an ovoid radium applicator placed within the vagina for radiotherapy

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