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English
Pronunciation
Adjective
ovoidal (comparative more ovoidal, superlative most ovoidal)
- somewhat ovoid
1997 October 17, S. D. Hudson et al., “Direct Visualization of Individual Cylindrical and Spherical Supramolecular Dendrimers”, in Science, volume 278, number 5337, →DOI, pages 449–452:A transition from an ovoidal to a spherical shape by increasing the generation number has been predicted for dendrimers (8 ).
1872, James Y. Simpson, Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1:It consists of a roundish or ovoidal ball, apparently of rock-crystal, about an inch and a half in diameter, and protected by a silver mounting.
Anagrams
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French ovoïdal.
Adjective
ovoidal m or n (feminine singular ovoidală, masculine plural ovoidali, feminine and neuter plural ovoidale)
- ovoid
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oboiˈdal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: o‧voi‧dal
Adjective
ovoidal m or f (masculine and feminine plural ovoidales)
- ovoidal
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