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In projective geometry an ovoid is a sphere like pointset (surface) in a projective space of dimension d ≥ 3. Simple examples in a real projective space are hyperspheres (quadrics). The essential geometric properties of an ovoid are:
Property 2) excludes degenerated cases (cones,...). Property 3) excludes ruled surfaces (hyperboloids of one sheet, ...).
An ovoid is the spatial analog of an oval in a projective plane.
An ovoid is a special type of a quadratic set.
Ovoids play an essential role in constructing examples of Möbius planes and higher dimensional Möbius geometries.