Meaning & use
ovoid
Shaped like an egg; rounded and slightly narrower at one end.
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The sculpture was a smooth ovoid form carved from a single block of marble.
Botanists described the fruit as ovoid, wider near the base and tapering toward the tip.
A note on using this word
Ovoid is more precise than 'oval,' which is flat, two-dimensional; ovoid specifically describes a three-dimensional, egg-like solid.
Words with a similar meaning
egg-shapedoval
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