ovo-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ōvum.

Etymology: < ovum n. or its etymon classical Latin ōvum egg + -o- connective. With sense 1 compare earlier oo- comb. form, ovi- comb. form¹. With sense 2 compare oval adj.² and earlier ovali- comb. form.Formations are found from the early 19th cent., apparently earliest in ovoviviparous adj. Compare French ovo- (formations in which are found from at least the early 19th cent.), German ovo- (formations in which are found from at least the first half of the 19th cent.). Combined with second elements ultimately of Latin or Greek origin.

1. Forming chiefly nouns with the sense ‘of or relating to ova or eggs’, or (in the names of substances) ‘found in or obtained from eggs’. Cf. oo- comb. form, ovi- comb. form¹.

2. Prefixed to adjectives to form adjectives describing shapes which are intermediate between, or a blend of, oval and another shape (cf. oval adj.² and n.¹ Compounds 2, ovali- comb. form).

ovocylindrical adj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvə(ʊ)sᵻˈlɪndrᵻkl/

U.S.

/ˌoʊvoʊsəˈlɪndrək(ə)l/

ΚΠ

1884 Amer. Naturalist 18 1150 The egg is very large, ovo-cylindrical, well rounded but tapering somewhat at each end.

1951 Far Eastern Q. 10 292 T'ang; amphora-shaped vase; ovocylindrical body of gray-white paste.

1975 Cell & Tissue Res. 162 195 The particles consist of an ovocylindrical electron-dense inner core and a surrounding unit membrane.

ovo-elliptic adj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəʊᵻˈlɪptɪk/

U.S.

/ˌoʊvoʊəˈlɪptɪk/

/ˌoʊvoʊiˈlɪptɪk/

ΚΠ

1885 J. Beddoe Races of Brit. 236 Elliptic and ovo-elliptic forms prevail in the east; pyriform and ovo-pyriform ones in the west.

1907 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 37 (table facing p. 218) Ovo-elliptic; cerebellar region full, flat floored; forehead domed.

ovo-pyriform adj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvə(ʊ)ˈpɪrᵻfɔːm/

/ˌəʊvə(ʊ)ˈpʌɪrᵻfɔːm/

U.S.

/ˌoʊvoʊˈpɪrəˌfɔrm/

/ˌoʊvoʊˈpaɪrəˌfɔrm/

ΚΠ

1885 J. Beddoe Races of Brit. 236 Elliptic and ovo-elliptic forms prevail in the east; pyriform and ovo-pyriform ones in the west.

1907 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 37 (table facing p. 218) Ovo-pyriform: superior curve regular.

† ovo-rhomboidal adj. Obsolete

ΚΠ

1861 R. T. Hulme tr. C. H. Moquin-Tandon Elements Med. Zool. ii. vi. i. 292 The head [of the Head Louse] is ovo-rhomboidal [Fr. oval-rhomboïde].

1895 Amer. Naturalist 29 271 The leaf scars were ovo-rhomboidal.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ovo-
释义	ovo-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ōvum. Etymology: < ovum n. or its etymon classical Latin ōvum egg + -o- connective. With sense 1 compare earlier oo- comb. form, ovi- comb. form¹. With sense 2 compare oval adj.² and earlier ovali- comb. form.Formations are found from the early 19th cent., apparently earliest in ovoviviparous adj. Compare French ovo- (formations in which are found from at least the early 19th cent.), German ovo- (formations in which are found from at least the first half of the 19th cent.). Combined with second elements ultimately of Latin or Greek origin. 1. Forming chiefly nouns with the sense ‘of or relating to ova or eggs’, or (in the names of substances) ‘found in or obtained from eggs’. Cf. oo- comb. form, ovi- comb. form¹. 2. Prefixed to adjectives to form adjectives describing shapes which are intermediate between, or a blend of, oval and another shape (cf. oval adj.² and n.¹ Compounds 2, ovali- comb. form). ovocylindrical adj. Brit. /ˌəʊvə(ʊ)sᵻˈlɪndrᵻkl/ , U.S. /ˌoʊvoʊsəˈlɪndrək(ə)l/ ΚΠ 1884 Amer. Naturalist 18 1150 The egg is very large, ovo-cylindrical, well rounded but tapering somewhat at each end. 1951 Far Eastern Q. 10 292 T'ang; amphora-shaped vase; ovocylindrical body of gray-white paste. 1975 Cell & Tissue Res. 162 195 The particles consist of an ovocylindrical electron-dense inner core and a surrounding unit membrane. ovo-elliptic adj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəʊᵻˈlɪptɪk/ , U.S. /ˌoʊvoʊəˈlɪptɪk/ , /ˌoʊvoʊiˈlɪptɪk/ ΚΠ 1885 J. Beddoe Races of Brit. 236 Elliptic and ovo-elliptic forms prevail in the east; pyriform and ovo-pyriform ones in the west. 1907 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 37 (table facing p. 218) Ovo-elliptic; cerebellar region full, flat floored; forehead domed. ovo-pyriform adj. Brit. /ˌəʊvə(ʊ)ˈpɪrᵻfɔːm/ , /ˌəʊvə(ʊ)ˈpʌɪrᵻfɔːm/ , U.S. /ˌoʊvoʊˈpɪrəˌfɔrm/ , /ˌoʊvoʊˈpaɪrəˌfɔrm/ ΚΠ 1885 J. Beddoe Races of Brit. 236 Elliptic and ovo-elliptic forms prevail in the east; pyriform and ovo-pyriform ones in the west. 1907 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 37 (table facing p. 218) Ovo-pyriform: superior curve regular. † ovo-rhomboidal adj. Obsolete ΚΠ 1861 R. T. Hulme tr. C. H. Moquin-Tandon Elements Med. Zool. ii. vi. i. 292 The head [of the Head Louse] is ovo-rhomboidal [Fr. oval-rhomboïde]. 1895 Amer. Naturalist 29 271 The leaf scars were ovo-rhomboidal. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1861
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