ovoidaladj.

Brit.

/əʊˈvɔɪdl/, U.S.

/oʊˈvɔɪd(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ovoid n., -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < ovoid n. + -al suffix¹. With sense 1 compare slightly earlier oolitic adj. With sense 2 compare French ovoidal (1800), and also earlier ovoid adj. and slightly later ooidal adj.

†1. 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 > others

ovoidal1799

blue-hearted1894

micritic1962

1799 R. Kirwan Geol. Ess. i. 217 Shistose mica, with compressed ovoidal limestone.

2. = ovoid adj.

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

1828 R. Knox tr. H. Cloquet Syst. Human Anat. 521 This ganglion..is..ovoidal or fusiform [Fr. ovöide ou fusiforme], broader at the middle than at the extremities.

1874 E. Coues Birds Northwest 373 The greater number [of eggs] are truly ovoidal..one extremity is narrower and more pointed than the other.

1939 C. J. Hylander World of Plant Life xxxix. 508 The grain [of wheat] is ovoidal in shape and cream, red or purple in color.

1966 Sedimentology 6 247 The majority of pellets are spheroidal or ovoidal with random cryptocrystalline internal structures.

1998 World Archaeol. 30 64 The church's unusual plan consists of a circular central chamber with an ovoidal cupola between two smaller naves.

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

单词	ovoidal
释义	ovoidaladj. Brit. /əʊˈvɔɪdl/, U.S. /oʊˈvɔɪd(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ovoid n., -al suffix¹. Etymology: < ovoid n. + -al suffix¹. With sense 1 compare slightly earlier oolitic adj. With sense 2 compare French ovoidal (1800), and also earlier ovoid adj. and slightly later ooidal adj. †1. 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 > others ovoidal1799 blue-hearted1894 micritic1962 1799 R. Kirwan Geol. Ess. i. 217 Shistose mica, with compressed ovoidal limestone. 2. = ovoid adj. 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 1828 R. Knox tr. H. Cloquet Syst. Human Anat. 521 This ganglion..is..ovoidal or fusiform [Fr. ovöide ou fusiforme], broader at the middle than at the extremities. 1874 E. Coues Birds Northwest 373 The greater number [of eggs] are truly ovoidal..one extremity is narrower and more pointed than the other. 1939 C. J. Hylander World of Plant Life xxxix. 508 The grain [of wheat] is ovoidal in shape and cream, red or purple in color. 1966 Sedimentology 6 247 The majority of pellets are spheroidal or ovoidal with random cryptocrystalline internal structures. 1998 World Archaeol. 30 64 The church's unusual plan consists of a circular central chamber with an ovoidal cupola between two smaller naves. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1799
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