Meanings
adjectiveovoidal (comparative more ovoidal, superlative most ovoidal)
comparative more ovoidal · superlative most ovoidal
- somewhat ovoid
A transition from an ovoidal to a spherical shape by increasing the generation number has been predicted for dendrimers (8 ).
1997 October 17, S. D. Hudson et al., “Direct Visualization of Individual Cylindrical and Spherical Supramolecular Dendrimers”, in Science, volume 278, number 5337, →DOI, pages 449–4521 more example
It consists of a roundish or ovoidal ball, apparently of rock-crystal, about an inch and a half in diameter, and protected by a silver mounting.
1872, James Y. Simpson, Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with ovoidal
colloidalsinusoidaltoroidalsteroidalnonsteroidaltrapezoidalellipsoidalchoroidalspheroidalsigmoidalhemorrhoidalcuboidalsolenoidalasteroidaladenoidalaliethmoidalalkaloidalamygdaloidalbotryoidalchancroidalcoccoidalconchoidalconoidalcrinoidal
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APA
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MLA
“ovoidal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ovoidal. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
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