Ooid

Origin

- + oo + -

Full definition of ooid

Noun

1. (geology) A small calcium carbonate or iron coated grain found on the seafloor.

Synonyms

• oolith

Derived terms

• ooidal

Adjective

1. Shaped like an egg; ovoid; ovate.
• 2001, George L. Hersey, The Monumental Impulse: Architecture's Biological Roots, One thinks of everything from amphitheaters like the Colosseum to Buckminster Fuller in his more ooid modes

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