ovular

From 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.

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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.

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]

• ovulary

• louvar, valour

ovular m or f (masculine and feminine plural ovulars)

1. oval; ovular

ovular (first-person singular present ovulo, first-person singular preterite ovulí, past participle ovulat)

1. To ovulate

ovular m or f (plural ovulares)

1. oval (of or relating to an ovum)

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

1. to ovulate (to produce eggs or ova)

• óvulo

Borrowed from French ovulaire.

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

1. ovular

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

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

1. to ovulate

• “ovular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024