Of a solid or three-dimensional surface: egg-shaped, or approximately egg-shaped; esp. ellipsoidal. Cf. ovate, adj. b.

Somewhat oval.

Having the form of an egg; egg-shaped; (occasionally) spec. having the form of an ovum.

Somewhat or almost ovate.

Of the shape or nature of an egg; relating to eggs or ova.

Egg-shaped, i.e. rounded and somewhat elongated, and broader towards one end, esp. towards the base (cf… Of a solid body or three-dimensional…

Resembling an egg; (of a solid) egg-shaped; (of a plane figure) oval with one end more pointed than the other.

Somewhat or almost ovoid.

Ovoid; oval.

= ovoid, adj.

Having the nature or shape of an ellipsoid.

Almond-shaped; having almond-shaped nodules.

Physical Anthropology. Of the type of a person's head: egg-shaped; oval. Obsolete.

Shaped like an olive, oval; (Conchology) resembling an olive shell.

= sense A.

= ellipsoidal, adj.

Resembling or relating to an oval; approximately oval or ovoid.