egg-shaped
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of egg-shaped
First recorded in 1760–70
Example Sentences
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Could this egg-shaped structure be what the future home of Indian astronauts in space looks like?
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2024
"We discovered an egg-shaped cocoon closely surrounding the star," says Ohnaka, the lead author of a study reporting the observations published today in Astronomy & Astrophysics.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2024
Through these mergers, spiral galaxies turn into elliptical galaxies, egg-shaped galaxies without the spiral arms, which leads to the growth of supermassive black holes.
From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2023
Since Rachel and Alvy only ever feel like constructs, not characters, it’s predictable that their attitudes would reverse once their zygote is encased in egg-shaped plastic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2023
We ditched our bikes and started the trek to the big rocks at the edge of the tide, egg-shaped hunks of granite banging together underfoot.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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