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Ovate

/ˈəʊveɪt/

Shaped like an egg.

📖 Definitions of "Ovate"

adjective
  1. 1

    Shaped like an egg.

  2. 2

    (of leaves) With the broadest extremity near the base.

🔄 Synonyms of "Ovate"

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WordDefinition
simplenounUncomplicated; lacking complexity; taken by itself, with nothing added.
prolateverbElongated at the poles.
ellipticnoun(geometry) Of or pertaining to an ellipse.
ovoidnounShaped like an oval.
roundedComplete or balanced.
ellipticalnounIn a shape of, or reminding of, an ellipse; oval.
oviformegg-shaped
egg-shapedHaving the shape of an egg.
unsubdividedNot subdivided
ovalnounAn elongated round shape resembling an egg or ellipse.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Ovate"

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WordDefinition
ovoidShaped like an oval.
ovalHaving the shape of an oval.
prolateElongated at the poles.
ellipticalIn a shape of, or reminding of, an ellipse; oval.
elliptic(geometry) Of or pertaining to an ellipse.
roundedComplete or balanced.
oviformnounegg-shaped
egg-shapedHaving the shape of an egg.
simpleUncomplicated; lacking complexity; taken by itself, with nothing added.
unsubdividedNot subdivided
aperturenounA small or narrow opening, gap, slit, or hole.
bifacenoun(archaeology) A double-sided stone tool
acuminateTapering to a point; pointed.
serrateHaving tooth-like projections on one side, as in a saw.
endoplastnoun(biology, archaic) A nucleus.
cordate(botany) Heart-shaped, with a point at the apex and a notch at the base.
lanceolate(botany, mycology) Having the general shape of a lance; much longer than wide, with the widest part lower than the middle and a pointed apex.
crenate(botany) Having round or blunt teeth on its margin; scalloped.
ooidnoun(geology) A small calcium carbonate or iron coated grain found on the seafloor.
eggshapedAlternative spelling of egg-shaped. [Having the shape of an egg.]

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