oviformadj.¹

Brit.

/ˈəʊvɪfɔːm/, U.S.

/ˈoʊvɪˌfɔrm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ovi- comb. form¹, -form comb. form².

Etymology: < ovi- comb. form¹ + -form comb. form². Compare post-classical Latin and scientific Latin oviformis (1600 or earlier; 1790 as a specific name), French oviforme (1745).

1. Having the form of an egg; egg-shaped; (occasionally) spec. having the form of an ovum.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > curved three-dimensional shape or body > [adjective] > spherical or globular > spheroidal > oval, ovoid, or ellipsoidal

oval1585

egg-like1599

ovalish1684

oviform1684

subovate1752

egg-shaped1767

almond-shapeda1771

subovated1773

ovicular1774

ovate1775

ovoid1776

egg-oblong1796

subovoid1819

ovaliform1826

ovoidal1828

ellipsoidal1831

amygdaloid1835

ooidal1836

oliviform1857

ovoid-shaped1860

ellipsoid1861

ovaloid1890

1684 T. Burnet Theory of Earth i. v. 65 This notion of the Mundane Egg, or that the World was Oviform, hath been the sence and Language of all Antiquity.

1701 Philos. Trans. 1700–1 (Royal Soc.) 22 847 This Allantois..is of an Oviform Figure, somewhat like the common Cuts of a Mans Bladder.

1770 Philos. Trans. 1769 (Royal Soc.) 59 212 That in the human subject each lacteal forms an ampullula or oviform vesicle.

1816 G. S. Faber Origin Pagan Idolatry III. 186 A large orbicular or oviform stone.

1859 R. B. Sage Rocky Mountain Life 361 The prairie-potato..is of a rough, knotty appearance, somewhat oviform.

1879 J. J. Young Ceramic Art 179 A set of three small oviform vases.

1937 F. W. Burgess Silver, Pewter, Sheffield Plate ix. 107 The fine chocolate pot illustrated..has an oviform body, chased and repoussé with foliage and festoons of drapery.

1989 Biometrika 76 737 The imaginary axis in the T₁-plane is mapped onto the ovi-form curve G.

†2. Geology. Designating a limestone consisting of small particles like the roe of fishes; = oolitic adj. 1. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > sedimentary rock > [adjective] > calcareous > oolite

oolitic1796

oviform1799

oolithic1895

1799 R. Kirwan Geol. Ess. ii. 234 Oviform Limestone. This is not common; the balls or globules have for the most part a grain of sand in the middle.

1816 W. Smith Strata Identified 29 Freestone, calcareous, soft, oviform.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

oviformadj.²

Brit.

/ˈəʊvɪfɔːm/, U.S.

/ˈoʊvɪˌfɔrm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ovi- comb. form², -form comb. form².

Etymology: < ovi- comb. form² + -form comb. form².

Zoology. rare. Now disused.

Of the spigelian lobe of the liver in a ruminant: broad-based (like that of a sheep). Cf. rusiform adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [adjective] > resembling or of the form of sheep

sheepishc1200

sheepy1532

sheepa1556

sheep-like1596

oviform1877

criocephalous1882

1877 A. H. Garrod in Proc. Zool. Soc. 7 When its base is broad, as in the Sheep, it [sc. the Spigelian lobe] may be termed oviform.

1900 Proc. Zool. Soc. 155 Its form in the same species may be either ‘rusiform’ or ‘oviform’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oviform
释义	oviformadj.¹ Brit. /ˈəʊvɪfɔːm/, U.S. /ˈoʊvɪˌfɔrm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ovi- comb. form¹, -form comb. form². Etymology: < ovi- comb. form¹ + -form comb. form². Compare post-classical Latin and scientific Latin oviformis (1600 or earlier; 1790 as a specific name), French oviforme (1745). 1. Having the form of an egg; egg-shaped; (occasionally) spec. having the form of an ovum. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > curved three-dimensional shape or body > [adjective] > spherical or globular > spheroidal > oval, ovoid, or ellipsoidal oval1585 egg-like1599 ovalish1684 oviform1684 subovate1752 egg-shaped1767 almond-shapeda1771 subovated1773 ovicular1774 ovate1775 ovoid1776 egg-oblong1796 subovoid1819 ovaliform1826 ovoidal1828 ellipsoidal1831 amygdaloid1835 ooidal1836 oliviform1857 ovoid-shaped1860 ellipsoid1861 ovaloid1890 1684 T. Burnet Theory of Earth i. v. 65 This notion of the Mundane Egg, or that the World was Oviform, hath been the sence and Language of all Antiquity. 1701 Philos. Trans. 1700–1 (Royal Soc.) 22 847 This Allantois..is of an Oviform Figure, somewhat like the common Cuts of a Mans Bladder. 1770 Philos. Trans. 1769 (Royal Soc.) 59 212 That in the human subject each lacteal forms an ampullula or oviform vesicle. 1816 G. S. Faber Origin Pagan Idolatry III. 186 A large orbicular or oviform stone. 1859 R. B. Sage Rocky Mountain Life 361 The prairie-potato..is of a rough, knotty appearance, somewhat oviform. 1879 J. J. Young Ceramic Art 179 A set of three small oviform vases. 1937 F. W. Burgess Silver, Pewter, Sheffield Plate ix. 107 The fine chocolate pot illustrated..has an oviform body, chased and repoussé with foliage and festoons of drapery. 1989 Biometrika 76 737 The imaginary axis in the T₁-plane is mapped onto the ovi-form curve G. †2. Geology. Designating a limestone consisting of small particles like the roe of fishes; = oolitic adj. 1. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > sedimentary rock > [adjective] > calcareous > oolite oolitic1796 oviform1799 oolithic1895 1799 R. Kirwan Geol. Ess. ii. 234 Oviform Limestone. This is not common; the balls or globules have for the most part a grain of sand in the middle. 1816 W. Smith Strata Identified 29 Freestone, calcareous, soft, oviform. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). oviformadj.² Brit. /ˈəʊvɪfɔːm/, U.S. /ˈoʊvɪˌfɔrm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ovi- comb. form², -form comb. form². Etymology: < ovi- comb. form² + -form comb. form². Zoology. rare. Now disused. Of the spigelian lobe of the liver in a ruminant: broad-based (like that of a sheep). Cf. rusiform adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [adjective] > resembling or of the form of sheep sheepishc1200 sheepy1532 sheepa1556 sheep-like1596 oviform1877 criocephalous1882 1877 A. H. Garrod in Proc. Zool. Soc. 7 When its base is broad, as in the Sheep, it [sc. the Spigelian lobe] may be termed oviform. 1900 Proc. Zool. Soc. 155 Its form in the same species may be either ‘rusiform’ or ‘oviform’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹1684adj.²1877
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