Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Resembling an oval in shape; somewhat oval.
- n. A surface, such as Fresnel's wave-surface in crystals, the cross sections of which are ovals.
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Examples
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A recent analysis of the waters shows that the proportion of sapid ovaloid particles and sulphuretted trinitrotoluene is larger than ever.
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The ovaloid ship which drifted so slowly toward them suddenly seemed to jerk, and from it reached pseudopods!
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Among the Déné tribes (Sikanis) the shield was generally made of closely-woven wicker-work, and was of an ovaloid form
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Loosely based on the classic arcade game Missile Defender, you must destroy incoming asteroids before they destroy your strange green ovaloid defenders.
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Star Wars themed egg; and even an "electric ovaloid," because, as its designer warned, "In the future, the chickens are all dead."
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