ovoid
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Like islands in an ocean, white ovoid outlines appeared amid the background puddle of stain—vaults.
From Science Magazine • Jun. 6, 2024
The pavilion consisted of a series of exhibitions — including a puppet-style show about data processing — nested underneath a 90-foot tall ovoid theater known as the Information Machine.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2023
It was a streamlined, futuristic vehicle with three wheels, a periscope, and an ovoid body that reminded observers of a tadpole or a flying fish.
From Slate • Aug. 2, 2022
When small and ovoid, it really does look like an egg, or an egg wearing a little green hat, which is the calyx.
From New York Times • Sep. 3, 2021
That was the way my mind lurched and stumbled, among the sharp R's and T's, sliding over the ovoid vowels as if on pebbles.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing ovoid
Vocabulary Video Contest (2013) - List 2
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2014 Vocabulary Video Contest (M-Z)
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The Sword of Summer
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