ovular

English

Etymology

ovule + -ar. In the feminist sense, chosen as an opposite to seminar because of that term's etymological link with semen, the male sexual fluid.

Adjective

ovular (comparative more ovular, superlative most ovular)

  1. Of or pertaining to an oval.
    • 2023, Brandon Taylor, The Late Americans, Jonathan Cape, page 244:
      There were lights across the street and an ovular pool of light from Noah’s window on the grass between her and the back fence.
  2. Of or pertaining to an ovule.

Noun

ovular (plural ovulars)

  1. (feminism, rare) A seminar for feminists.
    • 1994, Christina Hoff Sommers, Who Stole Feminism?:
      Trebilco considers 'seminar' offensively 'masculinist', so she has replaced it with ovular, which she regards as its feminist equivalent. [1]

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Anagrams

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.vuˈlaʁ/ [o.vuˈlah]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /o.vuˈlaɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /o.vuˈlaʁ/ [o.vuˈlaχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /o.vuˈlaɻ/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.vuˈlaɾ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.buˈlaɾ/ [ɔ.βuˈlaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.vuˈla.ɾi/

Adjective

ovular m or f (plural ovulares)

  1. oval (of or relating to an ovum)

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.vuˈla(ʁ)/ [o.vuˈla(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /o.vuˈla(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /o.vuˈla(ʁ)/ [o.vuˈla(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /o.vuˈla(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.vuˈlaɾ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.buˈlaɾ/ [ɔ.βuˈlaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.vuˈla.ɾi/

Verb

ovular (first-person singular present ovulo, first-person singular preterite ovulei, past participle ovulado)

  1. to ovulate (to produce eggs or ova)
Conjugation

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French ovulaire.

Adjective

ovular m or n (feminine singular ovulară, masculine plural ovulari, feminine and neuter plural ovulare)

  1. ovular

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /obuˈlaɾ/ [o.β̞uˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: o‧vu‧lar

Verb

ovular (first-person singular present ovulo, first-person singular preterite ovulé, past participle ovulado)

  1. to ovulate

Conjugation

Further reading

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