egg-shaped

American

[eg-sheypt] / ˈɛgˌʃeɪpt /

adjective

having an oval form, usually with one end larger than the other.

Etymology

Origin of egg-shaped

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

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"We discovered an egg-shaped cocoon closely surrounding the star," says Ohnaka, the lead author of a study reporting the observations published today in Astronomy & Astrophysics.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2024

The egg-shaped toy housing a virtual pet was one of the biggest crazes of the 1990s.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2024

And the magazine’s tour of the influencer Emma Chamberlain’s home feels eerily saturated with buzzy designs: the bulbous couch, the egg-shaped stone dining table, the wavy velvet chair.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2024

Through these mergers, spiral galaxies turn into elliptical galaxies, egg-shaped galaxies without the spiral arms, which leads to the growth of supermassive black holes.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2023

She had a narrow, egg-shaped head that rose to a prominent point.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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