egg-shaped

[ eg-sheypt ]

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of egg-shaped¹

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

"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

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

From BBC

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

Such “diagrids” have been used in other tall buildings, including the 46-story Hearst Tower in New York City, the iconic 40-story ovular Gherkin skyscraper in London and a section of the egg-shaped London City Hall.

From Los Angeles Times

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