ovularn.

Brit.

/ˈɒvjᵿlɑː/, U.S.

/ˈoʊvjəˌlɑr/,

/ˈɑvjəˌlɑr/

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: seminar n.²

Etymology: Punning alteration of seminar n.², with semin- (see seminate v.) replaced by ovul- (in ovulate v., etc.).

In feminist use: a seminar, a discussion group.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > teaching > means of teaching > [noun] > seminar

workshop1912

clinic1919

seminar1944

teach-in1965

ovular1986

1986 New Leader (Nexis) 10 Mar. 20/1 It is in the present that, in Women's Studies, Goddard College has ovulars rather than seminars.

1992 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 26 July 53 We're used to TV seminars, or at least ovulars, in which girlies share the emotions and even the gynaecological plumbing aspects of getting men into the sack.

1996 R. H. Bork Slouching towards Gomorrah ii. xi. 217 So ideologically crazed are some feminist academics that their seminars are now called ‘ovulars’.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

ovularadj.

Brit.

/ˈɒvjᵿlə/,

/ˈəʊvjᵿlə/, U.S.

/ˈoʊvjələr/,

/ˈɑvjələr/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ovule n., -ar suffix¹.

Etymology: < ovule n. + -ar suffix¹. Compare French ovulaire (1820). N.E.D. (1904) gives only the pronunciation (ō^u·viulăɹ) /ˈəʊvjuːlə(r)/.

Biology.

Relating to, of the nature of, or involving an ovule or ovules, or an ovum or ova.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > reproductive substances or cells > [adjective] > ovum

oval1646

ovarious1730

oviferous1828

ovular1848

ovulary1848

ovuliferous1848

multiovular1849

multiovulate1857

ovigenous1872

moruloid1880

ovuligerous1888

ovoblastic1922

1848 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. (ed. 4) I. 393 Doubtless these [leaves] were the organs which should have constituted the ovular membranes.

1855 F. H. Ramsbotham Princ. & Pract. Obstetr. Med. (new Amer. ed.) 68 The foetal surface has..a smooth, glistening appearance, which it obtains from the two ovular membranes.

1879 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Abortion, ovular, abortion occurring before the twentieth day of pregnancy.

1932 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 19 781 Many counts have been made in various ovular tissues.

1979 W. F. R. Stewart Sexual Aspects Social Work (BNC) 32 The ovular cell divides inside the zona pellucida and separates into one cell and one ‘polar body’.

1993 Utne Reader Jan. 55/1 Gearheart is an advocate of ovular merging, a process that involves the mating of two eggs, which has been successfully accomplished with mice. Only female offspring are produced.

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

单词	ovular
释义	ovularn. Brit. /ˈɒvjᵿlɑː/, U.S. /ˈoʊvjəˌlɑr/, /ˈɑvjəˌlɑr/ Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: seminar n.² Etymology: Punning alteration of seminar n.², with semin- (see seminate v.) replaced by ovul- (in ovulate v., etc.). In feminist use: a seminar, a discussion group. ΘΚΠ society > education > teaching > means of teaching > [noun] > seminar workshop1912 clinic1919 seminar1944 teach-in1965 ovular1986 1986 New Leader (Nexis) 10 Mar. 20/1 It is in the present that, in Women's Studies, Goddard College has ovulars rather than seminars. 1992 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 26 July 53 We're used to TV seminars, or at least ovulars, in which girlies share the emotions and even the gynaecological plumbing aspects of getting men into the sack. 1996 R. H. Bork Slouching towards Gomorrah ii. xi. 217 So ideologically crazed are some feminist academics that their seminars are now called ‘ovulars’. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). ovularadj. Brit. /ˈɒvjᵿlə/, /ˈəʊvjᵿlə/, U.S. /ˈoʊvjələr/, /ˈɑvjələr/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ovule n., -ar suffix¹. Etymology: < ovule n. + -ar suffix¹. Compare French ovulaire (1820). N.E.D. (1904) gives only the pronunciation (ō^u·viulăɹ) /ˈəʊvjuːlə(r)/. Biology. Relating to, of the nature of, or involving an ovule or ovules, or an ovum or ova. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > reproductive substances or cells > [adjective] > ovum oval1646 ovarious1730 oviferous1828 ovular1848 ovulary1848 ovuliferous1848 multiovular1849 multiovulate1857 ovigenous1872 moruloid1880 ovuligerous1888 ovoblastic1922 1848 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. (ed. 4) I. 393 Doubtless these [leaves] were the organs which should have constituted the ovular membranes. 1855 F. H. Ramsbotham Princ. & Pract. Obstetr. Med. (new Amer. ed.) 68 The foetal surface has..a smooth, glistening appearance, which it obtains from the two ovular membranes. 1879 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Abortion, ovular, abortion occurring before the twentieth day of pregnancy. 1932 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 19 781 Many counts have been made in various ovular tissues. 1979 W. F. R. Stewart Sexual Aspects Social Work (BNC) 32 The ovular cell divides inside the zona pellucida and separates into one cell and one ‘polar body’. 1993 Utne Reader Jan. 55/1 Gearheart is an advocate of ovular merging, a process that involves the mating of two eggs, which has been successfully accomplished with mice. Only female offspring are produced. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1986adj.1848
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