📖 Definitions of "Ovate"
adjective
- 1
Shaped like an egg.
- 2
(of leaves) With the broadest extremity near the base.
🔄 Synonyms of "Ovate"
10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| simplenoun | Uncomplicated; lacking complexity; taken by itself, with nothing added. |
| prolateverb | Elongated at the poles. |
| ellipticnoun | (geometry) Of or pertaining to an ellipse. |
| ovoidnoun | Shaped like an oval. |
| rounded | Complete or balanced. |
| ellipticalnoun | In a shape of, or reminding of, an ellipse; oval. |
| oviform | egg-shaped |
| egg-shaped | Having the shape of an egg. |
| unsubdivided | Not subdivided |
| ovalnoun | An elongated round shape resembling an egg or ellipse. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Ovate"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| ovoid | Shaped like an oval. |
| oval | Having the shape of an oval. |
| prolate | Elongated at the poles. |
| elliptical | In a shape of, or reminding of, an ellipse; oval. |
| elliptic | (geometry) Of or pertaining to an ellipse. |
| rounded | Complete or balanced. |
| oviformnoun | egg-shaped |
| egg-shaped | Having the shape of an egg. |
| simple | Uncomplicated; lacking complexity; taken by itself, with nothing added. |
| unsubdivided | Not subdivided |
| aperturenoun | A small or narrow opening, gap, slit, or hole. |
| bifacenoun | (archaeology) A double-sided stone tool |
| acuminate | Tapering to a point; pointed. |
| serrate | Having 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. |
| eggshaped | Alternative spelling of egg-shaped. [Having the shape of an egg.] |
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