ovulation

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UK/ɒvjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/US/ɑvjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

The release of an ovum from an ovary.

Opposite
anovulation
OriginEnglish ovulate →
Less commonScrabble 12
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Meanings

nounovulation (countable and uncountable, plural ovulations)

plural ovulations

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe release of an ovum from an ovary.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe expulsion of an ovum from the ovary (usually midway in the menstrual cycle)

Opposite
anovulation
Broader
organic processbiological process

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishovul(e)
  2. Englishovulate
  3. Englishovulation

From ovulate + -ion.

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Translations

Bulgarian овулация
  • овулация (ovulacija)release of an ovum from the ovary
Catalan ovulació
  • ovulaciórelease of an ovum from the ovary
Chinese Mandarin 排卵
  • 排卵 (páiluǎn)release of an ovum from the ovary
Czech ovulace
  • ovulacerelease of an ovum from the ovary
Danish ægløsning
  • ægløsningrelease of an ovum from the ovary
Dutch eisprong, ovulatie
  • eisprongrelease of an ovum from the ovary
  • ovulatierelease of an ovum from the ovary
Esperanto ovolado
  • ovoladorelease of an ovum from the ovary
Finnish ovulaatio
  • ovulaatiorelease of an ovum from the ovary
French ovulation
  • ovulationrelease of an ovum from the ovary
German Ovulation, Eisprung
  • Ovulationrelease of an ovum from the ovary
  • Eisprungrelease of an ovum from the ovary
Greek ωορρηξία
  • ωορρηξία (oorrixía)release of an ovum from the ovary
Hungarian ovuláció, peteérés
  • ovulációrelease of an ovum from the ovary
  • peteérésrelease of an ovum from the ovary
Icelandic egglos
  • egglosrelease of an ovum from the ovary
Indonesian ovulasi
  • ovulasirelease of an ovum from the ovary
Irish ubhsceitheadh
  • ubhsceitheadhrelease of an ovum from the ovary
Italian ovulazione
  • ovulazionerelease of an ovum from the ovary
Japanese 排卵
  • 排卵 (hairan)release of an ovum from the ovary
Korean 배란
  • 배란 (baeran)release of an ovum from the ovary
Latvian ovulācija
  • ovulācijarelease of an ovum from the ovary
Lithuanian ovuliacija
  • ovuliacijarelease of an ovum from the ovary
Malay ڤڠوۏومن, pengovuman
  • ڤڠوۏومنrelease of an ovum from the ovary
  • pengovumanrelease of an ovum from the ovary
Norwegian Bokmål ovulasjon, eggløsning
  • ovulasjonrelease of an ovum from the ovary
  • eggløsningrelease of an ovum from the ovary
Polish owulacja, jajeczkowanie
  • owulacjarelease of an ovum from the ovary
  • jajeczkowanierelease of an ovum from the ovary
Portuguese ovulação, ovocitação
  • ovulaçãorelease of an ovum from the ovary
  • ovocitaçãorelease of an ovum from the ovary
Russian овуля́ция
  • овуля́ция (ovuljácija)release of an ovum from the ovary
Slovak ovulácia
  • ovuláciarelease of an ovum from the ovary
Spanish ovulación
  • ovulaciónrelease of an ovum from the ovary
Swedish ägglossning, ovulation
  • ägglossningrelease of an ovum from the ovary
  • ovulationrelease of an ovum from the ovary
Tagalog saitlog
  • saitlogrelease of an ovum from the ovary
Turkish ovülasyon
  • ovülasyonrelease of an ovum from the ovary
Ukrainian овуля́ція
  • овуля́ція (ovuljácija)release of an ovum from the ovary

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ovulation

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Cite this entry
APA

ovulation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ovulation

MLA

“ovulation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ovulation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ovulation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ovulation.

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