Ovate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈəʊ.veɪt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Ovate is an adjective meaning Shaped like an egg.
Meaning
Shaped like an egg.
More Meanings
- (botany, of leaves) With the broadest extremity near the base.
- (archaeology) An egg-shaped hand axe.
- An Irish bard.
- A member at a certain grade of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, a neo-druidism order based in England.
- A modern-day bard of a gorsedd, especially one acknowledged at an eisteddfod.
- (transitive) To give someone an ovation.
- (intransitive) To applaud enthusiastically.
Example Sentences
Slightly derived handaxes from the Mildenhall glaciofluvial sands, generally in fresh condition and dominated by ovates and cordates.
The Geese, Anserinæ, have the body ovate, the head small, the bill stout and somewhat conical; the legs rather long; the wings of great length and breadth.
Word Forms
- ovates
- ovating
- ovated
Synonyms for ovate
Depending on context, synonyms include egg-shaped, ovoid, simple, prolate, elliptic, rounded.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ovoid, oval, prolate, elliptical, elliptic, rounded.
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