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ovoid

adjective

ˈō-ˌvȯid

Definition of ovoid

as in oval

having the shape of an egg an ovoid toy that the baby couldn't tip over

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Recent Examples of ovoid In the run-up to a seed-squirting event, the ovoid fruits moved from dangling nearly straight down to a roughly 45-degree angle with the stem. — Carolyn Wilke, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024 The table revealed that an ovoid body—blunt nose, tapering tail—came closer to aerodynamic perfection than anything else a designer could draw. — Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026 Mellerio also stepped into the watch space, with the 2023 introduction of the M Cut ovoid design, and launched a perfume. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 14 Jan. 2026 In the 2015 video installation The Slave Ship (The Law of the Sea), the film unfolds in an ovoid frame. — Emmanuel Iduma, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for ovoid

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By April 2019, the final stone went on show in Gabarone, graded as a type 11b Fancy Deep Blue, oval brilliant-cut VVS2 clarity, according to the Gemological Institute of America (GIA).

— Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
The Meta Adventurer comes in a rectangular shape, the Meta Fury takes a more Ray-Ban-like square shape, while a special-edition Meta Glasses by Kylie comes in a slim, oval frame designed in collaboration with Kylie Jenner.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 23 June 2026

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