ovoid Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an egg-shaped object
  2. adjective satellite rounded like an egg
    oval-shaped; prolate; ovate; elliptic; elliptical; oval; egg-shaped; oviform.

WordNet

O"void, O*void"al adjective (Also<
  • Ovoid
  • Ovoidal
)
Etymology
Ovum + -oid: cf. F. ovoïde.
Definitions
  1. Resembling an egg in shape; egg-shaped; ovate; as, an ovoidal apple.
O"void noun
Definitions
  1. A solid resembling an egg in shape.

Webster 1913