单词 | subovate |
释义 | subovateadj. Biology. Somewhat or almost ovate. 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 1752 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. III. 98 [90] The Triton, with a subovate body. 1812 S. Edwards New Bot. Garden I. 55 The pericarpium is a subovate, three-celled capsule. 1874 J. Lubbock Orig. & Metamorphoses Insects i. 18 Hexapod antenniferous larvae, with a subovate body. 1922 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 9 79 The fruit was considered to be a capsule, subovate and bilocular, concealed in the base of the leaf. 1969 Jrnl. Paleontol. 43 1237/1 The carapace of Aparchites whiteavesi is robust, subequally biconvex, and subovate in lateral view. 2005 H. A. Armstrong & M. D. Brasier Microfossils (ed. 2) xx. 234/2 [Cyprideis] has a subovate, essentially smooth carapace with an entomodont hinge. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1752 |
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