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Definitions for ovoid
ˈoʊ vɔɪdovoid

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. ovoidadjective

    an egg-shaped object

  2. egg-shaped, elliptic, elliptical, oval, oval-shaped, ovate, oviform, ovoid, prolateadjective

    rounded like an egg

Wiktionary

  1. ovoidnoun

    Something that is oval in shape.

  2. ovoidadjective

    Shaped like an oval.

  3. ovoidadjective

    Egg-shaped; shaped like an oval, but more tapered at one end; ovate.

Wikipedia

  1. ovoid

    An oval (from Latin ovum 'egg') is a closed curve in a plane which resembles the outline of an egg. The term is not very specific, but in some areas (projective geometry, technical drawing, etc.) it is given a more precise definition, which may include either one or two axes of symmetry of an ellipse. In common English, the term is used in a broader sense: any shape which reminds one of an egg. The three-dimensional version of an oval is called an ovoid.

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  1. ovoid

    An ovoid is a solid or three-dimensional object with an oval or egg-like shape. The term is derived from the Latin word "ovum" which means egg. Its shape can be described as an ellipse that is elongated or extended around an additional axis (three-dimensional), rather than two-dimensional like a flat oval or circle.

Wikidata

  1. Ovoid

    In the projective space PG, with q a prime power greater than 2, an ovoid is a set of points, no three of which are collinear. When the largest set of non-collinear points has size eight and is the complement of a plane. An important example of an ovoid in any finite projective three-dimensional space are the points of an elliptic quadric. When q is odd or, no ovoids exist other than the elliptic quadrics. When another type of ovoid can be constructed : the Tits ovoid, also known as the Suzuki ovoid. It is conjectured that no other ovoids exist in PG. Through every point P on the ovoid, there are exactly tangents, and it can be proven that these lines are exactly the lines through P in one specific plane through P. This means that through every point P in the ovoid, there is a unique plane intersecting the ovoid in exactly one point. Also, if q is odd or every plane which is not a tangent plane meets the ovoid in a conic.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Ovoid

    -al, ō′void, -al, adj. oval: egg-shaped.—n. an egg-shaped body. [L. ovum, egg, Gr. eidos, form.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ovoid in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ovoid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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