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  2. Oval - Wikipedia

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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".

  3. Egg - Wikipedia

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    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. [citation needed]. One ...

  4. Glossary of shapes with metaphorical names - Wikipedia

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    Oval (from the Latin "ovum" for egg), a descriptive term applied to several kinds of "rounded" shapes, including the egg shape Pear shaped, in reference to the shape of a pear , i.e., a generally rounded shape, tapered towards the top and more spherical/circular at the bottom

  5. Bird egg - Wikipedia

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    In this often-repeated [11] [12] [13] but incorrect theory of egg shape formation, the contraction and relaxation of the muscles which push the egg down the oviduct cause the spherical egg membrane to distort slightly into an ovoid shape, with the blunt end caudal (i.e. furthest down the oviduct and closest to the cloaca).

  6. Egg shape - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 21 February 2023, at 03:57 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  7. The Trick to Poaching a Perfectly Round Egg - AOL

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    Pour the egg into the little whirl pool that you've created, which will pull the egg white over the yolk. Let the egg cook for around a minute or two. Let the egg cook for around a minute or two.

  8. Egg decorating - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Drumlin - Wikipedia

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    Drumlins occur in various shapes and sizes, [6] including symmetrical (about the long axis), spindle, parabolic forms, and transverse asymmetrical forms. Generally, they are elongated, oval-shaped hills, with a long axis parallel to the orientation of ice flow and with an up-ice (stoss) face that is generally steeper than the down-ice (lee) face.