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ovaritis |
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ovate
| ovate leaf
| ovate-acuminate
| ovate-cylindraceous
| ovate-lanceolate
| ovate-oblong
ovate
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective ovate has 2 senses
- ovate(s = adj.all) Array - of a leaf shape; egg-shaped with the broader end at the base; Array
- ovate(s = adj.all) egg-shaped, elliptic, elliptical, oval, oval-shaped, oviform, ovoid, prolate - rounded like an egg; Array
CIDE DICTIONARY
ovate, a. [L. ovatus, from ovum egg. See Oval.].
- Shaped like an egg, with the lower extremity broadest. [1913 Webster]
- Having the shape of an egg, or of the longitudinal section of an egg, with the broader end basal. Gray. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ovate, adj. Biol. egg-shaped as a solid or in outline; oval.
Etymology
L ovatus (as OVUM)
ROGET THESAURUS
ovate
Circularity
N circularity, roundness, rotundity, circle, circlet, ring, areola, hoop, roundlet, annulus, annulet, bracelet, armlet, ringlet, eye, loop, wheel, cycle, orb, orbit, rundle, zone, belt, cordon, band, contrate wheel, crown wheel, hub, nave, sash, girdle, cestus, cincture, baldric, fillet, fascia, wreath, garland, crown, corona, coronet, chaplet, snood, necklace, collar, noose, lasso, lassoo, ellipse, oval, ovule, ellipsoid, cycloid, epicycloid, epicycle, semicircle, quadrant, sextant, sector, sphere, round, rounded, circular, annular, orbicular, oval, ovate, elliptic, elliptical, egg-shaped, pear-shaped, cycloidal, spherical, I watched the little circles die.
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