ovolo

1. 1.

   a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse

   Synonymsthumbquarter round

   Broadermolding

   Narrowerechinus

Other forms of ovolo

plural

ovoli

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about ovolo

What does ovolo mean?

ovolo means "a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse".

How many syllables are in ovolo?

ovolo has 3 syllables: o-vo-lo. The stress falls on "o".

What is another word for ovolo?

Close synonyms include thumb, quarter round. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ovolo a common word?

ovolo is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.