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Definition: Ovate |
OvateAdjective1. Of a leaf shape; egg-shaped with the broader end at the base. 2. Rounded like an egg. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "ovate" was first used: 1723. (references) |
Etymology: Ovate \O"vate\, adjective. [Latin expression ovatus, from ovum egg. See Oval.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Science | Egg-shaped in outline but flat (wider at base). (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: OvateSynonyms: egg-shaped (adj), elliptic (adj), elliptical (adj), oval (adj), oviform (adj), ovoid (adj), prolate (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Circularity | Adjective: round, rounded, circular, annular, orbicular; oval, ovate; elliptic, elliptical; egg-shaped; pear-shaped; cycloidal; Noun: spherical. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| "Ovate" is generally used as a lexical verb (base form) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Ovate" is used about 3 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 100% | 3 | 202,518 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "ovate": ovate leaf. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "ovate": Ovate-acuminate, Ovate-cylindraceous, Ovate-lanceolate, Ovate-oblong, Ovate-rotundate, Ovate-subulate. | |
Ending with "ovate": Oblong-ovate, Rhomboid-ovate. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
ovate | 5 |
group.com ovate | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "ovate"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | яйцевиден (egg-shaped, oviform, ovoid, testiculate), овален (kidney, oval). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | ægformet. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | eiförmig (oviform, ovoid). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ωοειδήσ (oval, oviform, ovoid, ovoidal, prolate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | oviforme (ovoid). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | oohagh (egglike, egg-shaped, ovarious, oviparous, uddered). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ovateay oval (egg-shaped, ellipsoidal, oval), lunguieţ (longish, oblong). (various references) яйцевидный (egg-shaped, oviform, ovoid). (various references) aovado (oval). (various references) ซึ่งเป็นรูปไข่. (various references) yumurta şeklinde (egg-shaped, oval, oviform, ovoid). (various references) яйцевидний (oval, oviform), овальний (elliptic, elliptical, olivary, oval, oviform). (various references) ofydd (Ovid). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Greek | 700 BCE-300 CE | Ouateis. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "ovate": ovately. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "ovate": innovate, obovate, renovate, subovate. (additional references) | |
Words containing "ovate": innovated, innovates, renovated, renovates. (additional references) | |
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"Ovate" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: avante, avate, bovite, Covatta, evate, everate, Evette, foveata, Movatnet, novate, oaet, oate, oatee, oatem, oatet, oatey, oati, obate, Okatu, Olarte, olate, omate, Omvaree, Ouata, ovad, ovae, ovale, ovalt, ovane, ovat, ovata, ovatel, ovates, ovati, ovee, Overath, ovet, oveta, ovets, Ovette, Ovetts, oviate, oviatt, ovibe, ovie, ovit, ovite, Ovits, Ovitz, ovoe, oxate, Ozato, pouvait, Rovatti, vate, voat, voate, voite. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "ovate" (pronounced 'O"vate'): Bovate, innervate, Oblong-ovate, Obovate, Private, Rhomboid-ovate, Semiovate, Silvate, Subovate, Sylvate, Uvate. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-o-t-v" | |
-1 letter: toea, veto, vote. | |
-2 letters: ate, ave, avo, eat, eta, oat, ova, tae, tao, tav, tea, toe, vat, vet, voe. | |
-3 letters: ae, at, et, oe, ta, to. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-o-t-v" | |
+1 letter: avocet, avoset, octave. | |
+2 letters: avocets, avosets, cavetto, centavo, foveate, gavotte, levator, obovate, obviate, octaves, outgave, outrave, ovately, overact, overapt, overate, overeat, overfat, overtax, ovulate, solvate, violate, volante, voltage, volvate, votable. | |
+3 letters: abortive, adoptive, advocate, bevatron, bloviate, caveator, cavettos, cavorted, cavorter, centavos, coactive, conative, covalent, covenant, deviator, donative, dovetail, elevator, evocator, favorite, foveated, gavotted, gavottes, innovate, invocate, levators, locative, loveseat, megavolt, motivate, obviated, obviates, optative, outbrave, outraved, outraves, outvalue, overacts, overbeat, overcast, overcoat, overeats, overfast, overhate, overheat, overlate, overneat, overpast, overrate, oversalt, overstay, overtake, overtalk, overtame, overtart, overtask, ovulated, ovulates, ravigote, renovate, rotative, solvated, solvates, subovate, takeover, tolarjev, travelog, travoise, venation, vexation, viatores, violated, violater, violates, vocative, volatile, voltages, votaress, votaries, voteable. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4F 76 61 74 65 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)--- ...- .- - . |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001111 01110110 01100001 01110100 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)O v a t e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004F 0076 0061 0074 0065 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4988678671 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Bulgarian | речник, яснота, сила, очертания, дефиниция, транслация, превеждане, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, огъване, превод | български, български език, българин, bulgarer, bulgare, 'ούλγαρος, bulgaro, Bulgeyragh, Bulgeyrish, болгарский, болгарин, búlgaro, bulgaristan ile ilgili, болгарський |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | датски език, датски, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, danese, Danvargish, Danvargagh, danez, датский, danés, danimarkalı, danimarka dili, датський, датська мова |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | германски, немски език, немски, немец, роден, готически, германец, tysker, "ερμανός, tedesco, Germaanish, Germaanagh, Garmane, Carmane, neamţ, немецкий, alemán, าษาเยอรมัน, เยอรมัน, alman, німкеня, німецький, німець, Almaenwr |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | гръцки език, гръцки, грък, græker, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, greco, Greagish, Greagagh, greacã, греческий, грек, griego, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum, грецький, гречанка, грецька мова, Groegwr |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | италиански език, италиански, италианец, italiener, italienisch, Ιταλός, italiano, Iddaalish, italienesc, italieneşte, italian, italianã, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, ชาวอิตาลี, เกี่ยวกับอิตาลี, าษาอิตาลี, italyanca, italyan, італі"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка |
Manx | fockleyr, geyrid, meenaghey, keeayllaght, baght | manx, Manninish, Manninagh, Gaelgagh, Yn Ghaelg, язык жителей о-ва мэн, с о-ва мэн, los habitantes de la isla de man, lengua de la isla de man, de la isla de man, man adası, man dili, менський, менський діалект |
Romanian | dicţionar, definiţie, determinare, definire, translaţie, traducere, tãlmãcire | румънски език, румънски, румънец, rumæner, rumäne, ρουμανόσ, Ρουμάνος, rumeno, Roomainagh, român, румынский, румын, rumano, румунський, румунка, румунська мова, румун |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | руски език, руски, руснак, russer, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, russo, Rooshish, Rooshagh, русский, ruso, ชาวรัสเซีย, Rusça, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | испански език, испански, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spagnolo, Spaainish, Spaainagh, spaniol, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, испанский, español, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca, іспанський, іспанська мова |
Thai | พจนานุกรม | thailænder, thailändisch, Thailänder, Ταϊλανδός· Ταϊλανδέζος, tailandese, tailandés, าษาไทย, เกี่ยวกับคนไทย, ที่เกี่ยวกับประเทศไทย, คนไทย, Tayland, Taylandlı, Tayland Dili, Tai Dili, Та"ць, Тайська Мова, Тайський |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | турски език, турски, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, Yn Turkish, Turkagh, turcesc, turc, турецкий, turco, türkçe, türk, турецький, турецька мова |
Ukrainian | словник, довідник, чіткість, тлумачення, виразність, визначення, дефініція, ясність, чітка чутність, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення | украинец, украински език, ukrainisch, ukrainerin, Ukrainer, ουκρανικόσ, Ουκρανός, ουκρανόσ, ucraino, Ookraanagh, Ookraanish, ucrainean, украинский язык, украинский, украинец украинский, ucranio, ukraynalı, ukrayna, ukraynaca, український, українець |
Welsh | geirlyfr, geiriadur, diffiniad, darnodiad, trosiad | уелски, уелски език, не си плащам дълга, измъквам се от задължение, walisisch, ουάλλοσ, ουαλλικόσ, δεν πληρώνω τα οφειλόμενα, gallese, Bretnagh, limba velşã, velş, din ţara galilor, уэльский, galés, galler ile ilgili, gal dili, bahisleri ödemeden kaçmak, ödemeden kaçmak, sözünü tutmamak, şartları yerine getirmemek, у"льський, не віддати гроші, валлійська мова, валлійський, валлійці, Cymreig |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | английски език, английски, англичаните, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, inglese, Sostynagh, Sostnagh, Baarlagh, englezesc, английский, inglés, เกี่ยวกับประเทศอังกฤษ, ชาวอังกฤษ, าษาอังกฤษ, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce, англійський, англійці, англійська мова, Saesneg |
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