ovoidal
Rounded, slightly elongated
Ovoidal means egg-shaped or oval—a slightly more technical variant of *ovoid*.
The term appears in scientific and technical contexts describing three-dimensional forms that taper more at one end than the other: an ovoidal cell structure, ovoidal fruit.
Oval-shaped or indirect
- ovateOval with tapering
- egg-shapedOval with tapered end
- spheroidNearly round solid
- prolateExtended at poles
oblong · rounded · convex · curvilinear · arcuate · elongated · tapered · symmetrical
Nearly round solid
- prolateExtended at poles
- oblateSquashed-sphere shape
- conicTapering to apex
- paraboloidRotated parabola surface
torus · hyperboloid · manifold · Cartesian · Euclidean · surface · volume · curvature
elliptical
Oval-shaped or indirect
- ovateOval with tapering
- egg-shapedOval with tapered end
- spheroidNearly round solid
prolate · oblong · rounded · convex · curvilinear · arcuate · elongated · tapered · symmetrical · smooth
spheroid
Nearly round solid
paraboloid · torus · hyperboloid · manifold · Cartesian · Euclidean · surface · volume · curvature · axis
ovum
Female reproductive cell
zygote · gamete · blastocyst · ova · germinal · cytology · morphology · organism · nucleus · membrane
yolk
Egg's nutrient core
nest · incubation · hatchling · brood · laying · roe · caviar · spawn · eggshell · chalaza
ovoidalangular
Sharp-edged or rawboned
cubic · rectilinear · boxy · rectangular · polyhedral