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ovular
[ ov-yuh-ler, oh-vyuh-ler- ]
Other Word Forms
- ܱt·DZu· adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Such “diagrids” have been used in other tall buildings, including the 46-story Hearst Tower in New York City, the iconic 40-story ovular Gherkin skyscraper in London and a section of the egg-shaped London City Hall.
As a result of a time-consuming struggle that involved oils and a tortuous-looking pair of clamps, Derulo’s finger was freed of its ovular prison.
Diagrids have been used in other tall buildings, including the 46-story Hearst Tower in New York City, the iconic 40-story ovular Gherkin skyscraper in London and a section of the egg-shaped London City Hall.
They passed out cigarettes, laughing as they tied plastic trash bags around their legs, pulled on their headlamps and grabbed long, ovular green nets from a car.
Jupiter's Great Red Spot appears like a slightly stretched pancake, an ovular stain on the biggest planet in the solar system.
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doesovular mean?
Ovular is an adjective meaning related to or like an ovule (an egg or seed).
Ovular is often misused to describe objects in the shape of an oval (an egg shape). In botany (the study of plants), an ovule is a seed or the part of a plant that will become a seed. In biology, ovule refers to a small egg.
Example: This chemical is known to interrupt the ovular processes of the flower.
Where doesovular come from?
The first record of the use of ovular comes from around 1850. Ovular derives from the New Latin word ōܱ. It combines the word ovule and the suffix -ar, forming an adjective. The Latin word for egg is ovum (a word also used in English), and many English words related to eggs start with ov (oval, ovary, ovulate, ovoid).
Ovular is used to describe something involving the ovule, such as a function (as in ovular process) or a part (as in ovular integument, the outer layer of a plant). The term can refer to plant seeds or human ova (eggs), or to any egg in general.
Even though circular means “shaped like a circle,” ovular does not mean “shaped like an oval.” Some terms for that are elliptical, or ovoid, or simply oval-shaped. It’s worth noting that ovular is also a Spanish word meaning “to ovulate.”
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How isovularused in real life?
Ovular is used almost exclusively in a scientific context, especially in the fields of biology and botany.
For example:
- Ovular fertilization must occur before the plant will yield a seed.
- Some species have stronger ovular coatings than others to help them withstand harsh conditions.
Try usingovular!
Which of the following choices is a synonym for ovular?
A. oval-shaped
B. elliptical
C. ovoid
D. none of the above
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