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egg-shaped

[eg-sheypt] / ˈɛgˌʃeɪpt /


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Could this egg-shaped structure be what the future home of Indian astronauts in space looks like?

From BBC Dec. 17, 2024

"We discovered an egg-shaped cocoon closely surrounding the star," says Ohnaka, the lead author of a study reporting the observations published today in Astronomy & Astrophysics.

From Science Daily Nov. 21, 2024

Such “diagrids” have been used in other tall buildings, including the 46-story Hearst Tower in New York City, the iconic 40-story ovular Gherkin skyscraper in London and a section of the egg-shaped London City Hall.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 27, 2024

Through these mergers, spiral galaxies turn into elliptical galaxies, egg-shaped galaxies without the spiral arms, which leads to the growth of supermassive black holes.

From Salon Nov. 21, 2023

Mr. Epler was egg-shaped; narrow at the top and bottom, bulging in the middle.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson




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