oviform

oviform
SYN: ovoid (2).

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ovi·form 'ō-və-.fȯrm adj shaped like an egg

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ovi·form (oґvĭ-form) [ovi- + form] oval.

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  • oviform — OVIFÓRM, Ă, oviformi, e, adj. Care are forma unui ou; ovoid, ovoidal, oval. – Din fr. oviforme. Trimis de RACAI, 21.10.2003. Sursa: DEX 98  OVIFÓRM adj. v. ovoidal. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime  ovifórm adj …   Dicționar Român

  • Oviform — O vi*form ([=o] v[i^]*f[^o]rm), a. [Ovum + form: cf. F. oviforme.] (Biol.) Having the form or figure of an egg; egg shaped; as, an oviform leaf. Syn: ovoid, ovoidal. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • oviform — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ egg shaped. ORIGIN from Latin ovum egg …   English terms dictionary

  • oviform — [ō′vi fôrm΄] adj. [ OVI & FORM] egg shaped …   English World dictionary

  • oviform — adj. [L. ovum, egg; forma, shape] Egg like in shape …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • oviform — /oh veuh fawrm /, adj. having a shape resembling that of an egg; egg shaped; ovoid. [1675 85; OVI + FORM] * * * …   Universalium

  • oviform — adjective /ˈoʊ.vɚfɔɹm,ˈoʊ.viːfɔɹm/ egg shaped, having the shape of an egg …   Wiktionary

  • ovifórm — adj. m., pl. ovifórme; f. sg. ovifórmã, pl. ovifórme …   Romanian orthography

  • oviform — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Resembling an egg in shape: oval, ovate, ovoid, ovoidal. See GEOMETRY …   English dictionary for students

  • oviform — 1) like a sheep Shapes and Resemblance 2) shaped like an oval or egg Shapes and Resemblance …   Phrontistery dictionary

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