ovoidadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈəʊvɔɪd/, U.S.

/ˈoʊˌvɔɪd/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin ōvum , -oid suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin ōvum ovum n. + -oid suffix. Compare French ovoïde (1758 as adjective, 1761 or earlier as noun), post-classical Latin ovoides, adjective (1800).

A. adj.

Resembling an egg; (of a solid) egg-shaped; (of a plane figure) oval with one end more pointed than the other.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > roundness > [adjective] > oval or elliptical

avelong1440

wrongc1440

oval1561

ellipsical1571

elliptical1656

round-long1663

elliptic1715

ovated1752

ovate1760

ovoid1776

ellipsoidal1831

dromic1850

oliviform1857

ellipsoid1861

vesical1865

dromical1875

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

1776 E. M. da Costa Elements Conchol. v. 113 They [sc. spires] can turn on four different plans... 4. the Ovoid Plan.

1828 J. Stark Elements Nat. Hist. I. 210 Nostrils basal, ovoid, lateral.

1834 H. McMurtrie tr. G. Cuvier Animal Kingdom (abridged ed.) 362 The female..constructs an ovoid cocoon.

1880 H. C. Bastian Brain ii. 28 The term ganglion is..commonly applied to any round or ovoid nodule containing nerve cells.

1937 S. F. Armstrong Brit. Grasses (ed. 3) i. 13 The ovary consists of a small ovoid body.

1986 Toronto Star (Nexis) 14 Sept. e5 Boisbriand is a selection of native cedar..that starts out as a globe, becomes ovoid and then columnar.

B. n.

An ovoid body or figure.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > curved three-dimensional shape or body > [noun] > sphericity or globularity > spheroidicity > spheroid > types of

prolate spheroid1724

ellipsoid1734

ovoid1778

ovaloid1899

1778 E. M. da Costa Hist. Nat. Testaceorum Brit. 27/1 The body of the shell on this side is an ovoid.

1831 R. Knox tr. H. Cloquet Syst. Human Anat. (ed. 2) 413 The circumference of the cerebellum presents a distinct lobule, resembling a cuneiform segment of an ovoid.

1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. IV. 300 Oxalates are deposited in the urine in the form of oxalate of lime, which tends to crystallise either in octohedra or as dumb-bells or ovoids.

1908 A. L. Frothingham Monuments Christian Rome ii. 183 The only relief to the plain, unadorned brick surface was the frieze of bricks in the form of pointed ovoids.

1936 W. Pach Vincent van Gogh 38 The best drawing results not from a following of the outline of an object but from the use of ovoids that render it from its center.

1998 W. Shatner et al. Spectre xix. 233 Kirk saw the Sovereign's shields appear in a scintillating ovoid of blue fire.

Compounds

C1. Chiefly Botany. Forming adjectives with the sense ‘partly ovoid and partly ——’.

ovoid-cylindrical adj.

ΚΠ

1851 A. Wood Class-bk. Bot. (ed. 17) 505 [Salix] § 8. Cordatæ... Aments slightly pedunculate, ovoid-cylindrical, cotemporary.

1927 Science 11 Nov. 456/1 Another cactus..which has an ovoid-cylindrical trunk was found to include similar medullary cells of great age.

1968 E. V. Watson Brit. Mosses & Liverworts (ed. 2) 358 The capsule is broadly ovoid-cylindrical, somewhat curved, and held horizontally.

ovoid-lanceolate adj.

ΚΠ

1845 A. Wood Class-bk. Bot. 349 Salix... Ovaries ovoid-lanceolate, silky-villose.

1995 Brittonia 47 227 Flower bud 5-8 x 2-4 mm..ovoid-lanceolate.

ovoid-oblong adj.

ΚΠ

1851 A. Wood Class-bk. Bot. (ed. 17) 146 Berries red, ovoid-oblong.

1995 Brittonia 49 306/2 Capsules ovoid-oblong, very thick and woody, with very thick pedicel.

C2.

ovoid-shaped adj. = sense A.

ΚΠ

1860 Sci. Amer. 14 Apr. 253/2 We claim the ovoid-shaped mole, in combination with the scooping flanges.

1957 K. M. Kenyon Digging up Jericho ii. 31 Ancient Jericho is today represented by an..ovoid-shaped mound lying on the outskirts of the modern town.

1999 D. A. Rockman Art of teaching Art 110 The..student often focuses on the individual features of the face while overlooking their relationship to..the ovoid-shaped head.

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

单词	ovoid
释义	ovoidadj.n. Brit. /ˈəʊvɔɪd/, U.S. /ˈoʊˌvɔɪd/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin ōvum , -oid suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin ōvum ovum n. + -oid suffix. Compare French ovoïde (1758 as adjective, 1761 or earlier as noun), post-classical Latin ovoides, adjective (1800). A. adj. Resembling an egg; (of a solid) egg-shaped; (of a plane figure) oval with one end more pointed than the other. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > roundness > [adjective] > oval or elliptical avelong1440 wrongc1440 oval1561 ellipsical1571 elliptical1656 round-long1663 elliptic1715 ovated1752 ovate1760 ovoid1776 ellipsoidal1831 dromic1850 oliviform1857 ellipsoid1861 vesical1865 dromical1875 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 1776 E. M. da Costa Elements Conchol. v. 113 They [sc. spires] can turn on four different plans... 4. the Ovoid Plan. 1828 J. Stark Elements Nat. Hist. I. 210 Nostrils basal, ovoid, lateral. 1834 H. McMurtrie tr. G. Cuvier Animal Kingdom (abridged ed.) 362 The female..constructs an ovoid cocoon. 1880 H. C. Bastian Brain ii. 28 The term ganglion is..commonly applied to any round or ovoid nodule containing nerve cells. 1937 S. F. Armstrong Brit. Grasses (ed. 3) i. 13 The ovary consists of a small ovoid body. 1986 Toronto Star (Nexis) 14 Sept. e5 Boisbriand is a selection of native cedar..that starts out as a globe, becomes ovoid and then columnar. B. n. An ovoid body or figure. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > curved three-dimensional shape or body > [noun] > sphericity or globularity > spheroidicity > spheroid > types of prolate spheroid1724 ellipsoid1734 ovoid1778 ovaloid1899 1778 E. M. da Costa Hist. Nat. Testaceorum Brit. 27/1 The body of the shell on this side is an ovoid. 1831 R. Knox tr. H. Cloquet Syst. Human Anat. (ed. 2) 413 The circumference of the cerebellum presents a distinct lobule, resembling a cuneiform segment of an ovoid. 1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. IV. 300 Oxalates are deposited in the urine in the form of oxalate of lime, which tends to crystallise either in octohedra or as dumb-bells or ovoids. 1908 A. L. Frothingham Monuments Christian Rome ii. 183 The only relief to the plain, unadorned brick surface was the frieze of bricks in the form of pointed ovoids. 1936 W. Pach Vincent van Gogh 38 The best drawing results not from a following of the outline of an object but from the use of ovoids that render it from its center. 1998 W. Shatner et al. Spectre xix. 233 Kirk saw the Sovereign's shields appear in a scintillating ovoid of blue fire. Compounds C1. Chiefly Botany. Forming adjectives with the sense ‘partly ovoid and partly ——’. ovoid-cylindrical adj. ΚΠ 1851 A. Wood Class-bk. Bot. (ed. 17) 505 [Salix] § 8. Cordatæ... Aments slightly pedunculate, ovoid-cylindrical, cotemporary. 1927 Science 11 Nov. 456/1 Another cactus..which has an ovoid-cylindrical trunk was found to include similar medullary cells of great age. 1968 E. V. Watson Brit. Mosses & Liverworts (ed. 2) 358 The capsule is broadly ovoid-cylindrical, somewhat curved, and held horizontally. ovoid-lanceolate adj. ΚΠ 1845 A. Wood Class-bk. Bot. 349 Salix... Ovaries ovoid-lanceolate, silky-villose. 1995 Brittonia 47 227 Flower bud 5-8 x 2-4 mm..ovoid-lanceolate. ovoid-oblong adj. ΚΠ 1851 A. Wood Class-bk. Bot. (ed. 17) 146 Berries red, ovoid-oblong. 1995 Brittonia 49 306/2 Capsules ovoid-oblong, very thick and woody, with very thick pedicel. C2. ovoid-shaped adj. = sense A. ΚΠ 1860 Sci. Amer. 14 Apr. 253/2 We claim the ovoid-shaped mole, in combination with the scooping flanges. 1957 K. M. Kenyon Digging up Jericho ii. 31 Ancient Jericho is today represented by an..ovoid-shaped mound lying on the outskirts of the modern town. 1999 D. A. Rockman Art of teaching Art 110 The..student often focuses on the individual features of the face while overlooking their relationship to..the ovoid-shaped head. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.1776
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