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Synonyms for ovoid

  • adjective

Most common

egg-shaped oval oval-shaped ovate ooidal

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Egg-shaped — egg-shaped; shaped like an oval, but more tapered at one end; ovate

egg-shaped, oval, ovate, oval-shaped, elliptic, elliptical, oviform, prolate

Other

ooidal

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Egg-shaped; shaped like an oval, but more tapered at one end; ovate.

Related words

Word family
ovoid-cylindrical

Example sentences

  • oval The stirrup rests on the oval window of the inner ear.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
ovoidfalling
ovalfalling
ovatefalling
ooidalsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
oval2
5 letters
ovate2
6 letters
ooidal
7 letters
prolate, oviform
8 letters
elliptic
10 letters
elliptical4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (oval2 = 2 syllables).