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/oh"veuh fawrm'/, adj.having a shape resembling that of an egg; egg-shaped; ovoid.[1675-85; OVI- + -FORM]
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oviform — OVIFÓRM, Ă, oviformi, e, adj. Care are forma unui ou; ovoid, ovoidal, oval. – Din fr. oviforme. Trimis de RACAI, 21.10.2003. Sursa: DEX 98 OVIFÓRM adj. v. ovoidal. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime ovifórm adj … Dicționar Român
Oviform — O vi*form ([=o] v[i^]*f[^o]rm), a. [Ovum + form: cf. F. oviforme.] (Biol.) Having the form or figure of an egg; egg shaped; as, an oviform leaf. Syn: ovoid, ovoidal. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oviform — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ egg shaped. ORIGIN from Latin ovum egg … English terms dictionary
oviform — [ō′vi fôrm΄] adj. [ OVI & FORM] egg shaped … English World dictionary
oviform — adj. [L. ovum, egg; forma, shape] Egg like in shape … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
oviform — adjective /ˈoʊ.vɚfɔɹm,ˈoʊ.viːfɔɹm/ egg shaped, having the shape of an egg … Wiktionary
oviform — SYN: ovoid (2). * * * ovi·form ō və .fȯrm adj shaped like an egg * * * ovi·form (oґvĭ form) [ovi + form] oval … Medical dictionary
ovifórm — adj. m., pl. ovifórme; f. sg. ovifórmã, pl. ovifórme … Romanian orthography
oviform — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Resembling an egg in shape: oval, ovate, ovoid, ovoidal. See GEOMETRY … English dictionary for students
oviform — 1) like a sheep Shapes and Resemblance 2) shaped like an oval or egg Shapes and Resemblance … Phrontistery dictionary
