ovoidal

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɔɪdəl

Adjective

ovoidal (comparative more ovoidal, superlative most ovoidal)

  1. somewhat ovoid
    • 1997 October 17, S. D. Hudson et al., “Direct Visualization of Individual Cylindrical and Spherical Supramolecular Dendrimers”, in Science‎[1], 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[2]:
      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)

  1. ovoid

Declension

Declension of ovoidal
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite ovoidal ovoidală ovoidali ovoidale
definite ovoidalul ovoidala ovoidalii ovoidalele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite ovoidal ovoidale ovoidali ovoidale
definite ovoidalului ovoidalei ovoidalilor ovoidalelor

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oboiˈdal/ [o.β̞oi̯ˈð̞al]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: o‧voi‧dal

Adjective

ovoidal m or f (masculine and feminine plural ovoidales)

  1. ovoidal

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