ovum
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Cell Biology.
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the female reproductive cell or gamete of animals, which is capable of developing, usually only after fertilization, into a new individual.
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the female reproductive cell or gamete of plants.
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Architecture. an oval ornament, as in an egg-and-dart molding.
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Origin of ovum
First recorded in 1700–10; from Latin ōvum egg 1; cognate with Greek ōión
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Globally, 287 million people listened to at least one podcast a month in 2016, a figure that is expected to grow to 1.85 billion by 2023, according to the research company Ovum.
From The Guardian • Jul. 22, 2019
Entertainment analyst Ed Barton from Ovum told the BBC the micropayments business model had transferred from mobile gaming, which tends to be free to download.
From BBC • Nov. 15, 2017
“Netflix’s exclusive shows are dominating people’s water cooler moments,” said Tony Gunnarsson, a senior analyst at Ovum, a technology research firm, in London.
From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2017
A study by the IT consultancy firm Ovum predicts that by 2019, mobile data, the same kind that ensnared Pliskin, will account for more than half of all global roaming revenue.
From Washington Post • Dec. 15, 2016
Allen Thomson's very accurate and learned article "Ovum" in Todd's "Cyclopaedia" is also well worth looking through, though unfortunately it is least full just where you want most information.
From Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 1 by Huxley, Thomas Henry
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