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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

ooid en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈəʊˌɔɪd/ (UK)
  • /ˈoʊˌɔɪd/ (US)

Etymology

From oo- (“egg”) + -id.

Meanings

  1. Shaped like an egg; ovoid; ovate.
    • One thinks of everything from amphitheaters like the Colosseum to Buckminster Fuller in his more ooid modes 2001, George L. Hersey, The Monumental Impulse: Architecture's Biological Roots, page 152:

Forms

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most ooid Degree=Sup lexicographic
more ooid Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Translations (1)

fi munanmuotoinen (egg-shaped)

ooid en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈəʊˌɔɪd/ (UK)
  • /ˈoʊˌɔɪd/ (US)

Etymology

From oo- (“egg”) + -id.

Meanings

  1. A small calcium carbonate- or iron-coated grain found on the seafloor.

Forms

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ooids Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

ooidal

Relateds

oolite

Synonyms

oolith

Translations (1)

fi ooliitti (seafloor grain)