ovate

Meaning

Adj

1. Shaped like an egg.
2. With the broadest extremity near the base.

Noun

An egg-shaped hand axe.

Noun

1. An Irish bard.
2. A member at a certain grade of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, a neo-druidism order based in England.
3. A modern-day bard of a gorsedd, especially one acknowledged at an eisteddfod.

Synonyms

ovoid

egg-shaped

oviform

elliptical

oval

prolate

oval-shaped

elliptic

ooid

ovoidal

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈəʊ.veɪt/

Etymology

oval + -ate, from Latin ovatus.