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, 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.

Derived terms

• semiovoidal
• subovoidal

Anagrams

• ovaloid

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French ovoïdal.

Adjective

ovoidal m or n (feminine singular ovoidală, masculine plural ovoidali, feminine/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

Further reading

• “ovoidal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025