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Moss's egg; superellipse; Cartesian oval; stadium; An ovoid is the surface in 3-dimensional space generated by rotating an oval curve about one of its axes of symmetry. The adjectives ovoidal and ovate mean having the characteristic of being an ovoid, and are often used as synonyms for "egg-shaped".
A 3D model of an egg. Most bird eggs have an oval shape, with one end rounded and the other more pointed. This shape results from the egg being forced through the oviduct. Muscles contract the oviduct behind the egg, pushing it forward. The egg's wall is still shapeable, and the pointed end develops at the back.
Ovately conic – Shaped like an egg, but with a somewhat conic apex, as some gastropods. [1] Oviparous – Bringing forth young in an egg which is hatched after it is laid. [1] Ovisac – A pouch in which the eggs or embryos are contained. [1] Ovoviviparous – In this case the young are formed in an egg but are hatched inside the parent. [1 ...
In the beginning, Amma dogon, alone, was in the shape of an egg: the four collar bones were fused, dividing the egg into air, earth, fire, and water, establishing also the four cardinal directions. Within this cosmic egg was the material and the structure of the universe, and the 266 signs that embraced the essence of all things.
Doughnut shape; Egg-shaped, see "Oval", below; Geoid (From Greek Ge (γη) for "Earth"), the term specifically introduced to denote the approximation of the shape of the Earth, which is approximately spherical, but not exactly so; Heart shape, long been used for its varied symbolism; Horseshoe-shaped, resembling a horseshoe, cf. horseshoe ...
Ukrainian pysanka Easter egg sculptures resembling pisanica in front of the Zagreb Cathedral, Croatia. Egg decorating is the art or craft of decorating eggs.It has been a popular art form throughout history because of the attractive, smooth, oval shape of the egg, and the ancient associations with eggs as a religious and cultural symbol.
The xun (simplified Chinese: 埙; traditional: 塤; pinyin: xūn) is a Chinese vessel flute made of clay or ceramic. It is one of the oldest Chinese instruments. Shaped like an egg, it differs from the ocarina in being side-blown, like the Western concert flute, rather than having a recorder-like mouthpiece (a fipple or beak).
The xun is an egg-shaped aerophone, containing at least three finger holes in front and two thumb holes in back.It has a blowing hole on top and can have up to ten smaller finger holes, one for each finger.