ovoid
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In the midst of this ovoid is the physical body.
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- adjective Shaped like an egg; ovate.
- noun Something that is shaped like an egg.
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- Putting down the ovoid, the Texan continued to stare at the point on the horizon where the Culakhan ship had taken its leave. — Jed the Dead
- As they inspected the faintly reddish ovoid, the curving, ta-pered end facing the circle suddenly opened. — The Howling Stones
- The inte'rior of the ovoid was floored with what seemed to be a layer of dense fog. — The Howling Stones
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In the midst of this ovoid is the physical body.
— A Textbook of Theosophy - The ovoid was channeling an aurora. — The Howling Stones
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- from Latin ovum, egg, + Greek
εῑ)δος , form.
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/ (ōˈvoidˌ)/
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