oviform

[ oh-vuh-fawrm ]

adjective

1. having a shape resembling that of an egg; egg-shaped; ovoid.

oviform

/ ˈəʊvɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

1. biology shaped like an egg

Word History and Origins

Origin of oviform¹

First recorded in 1675–85; ovi- + -form

Example Sentences

The vase itself was very lovely; it was oviform with a graceful, flaring neck.

From Project Gutenberg

Stone Chisels.—I saw recently an oviform stone implement which had been found on the granite moors of North Cornwall, and apparently had been used as a pickaxe in mining.

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It consisted of an oviform body to which were pivoted two upright slats carrying above the body nine long superposed flat blades spaced about one-third of their width apart.

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