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Glossary of shapes with metaphorical names

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constructs (although the base words may have non-English etymology). In some disciplines, where shapes of subjects in question are a very important consideration, the shape naming may be quite elaborate, see, e.g.,
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are named after a most common object that has it. For example, "U-shape" is a shape that resembles the letter
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is the intersection of two congruent disks, each centered on the perimeter of the other
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with their bases joined; the cones are not necessarily the same
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Some of these names are "classical terms", i.e., words of
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shape (the latter taking its name from the shape of the
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Tomahawk curve, with its handle and spike thickened
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Milton Park, UK: Taylor & Francis. 1082:, an S-shaped bend in the human intestine 329:, long been used for its varied symbolism 28: 1527:The Dictionary of Science for Gardeners 1382: 1029:, a P-shaped pipe under a sink or basin 803:, the shape that resembles the numeral 794:, the shape that resembles the numeral 785:, the shape that resembles the numeral 776:, the shape that resembles the numeral 767:, the shape that resembles the numeral 758:, the shape that resembles the numeral 749:, the shape that resembles the numeral 740:, the shape that resembles the numeral 731:, the shape that resembles the numeral 722:, the shape that resembles the numeral 491:shaped, in reference to the shape of a 84: 1307:, the shape that resembles the letter 1257:, the shape that resembles the letter 1197:(which includes the inverted-V shape) 1189:, the shape that resembles the letter 607:, a common style of house construction 1647:. Wolfram. 2013-05-08. Archived from 375:shape, an hourglass with rounded ends 7: 1511:participating institution membership 317:, which is approximately spherical, 1672:. Mathworld.wolfram.com. 2013-05-08 1139:, used in computer animation models 554:a figure with multiple sharp points 1670:"Stadium – from Wolfram MathWorld" 1343:, contrasted with S-twist for yarn 1088:, contrasted with Z-twist for yarn 448:, from the Latin word for the Moon 25: 1616:"Area of a mushroom-shaped curve" 944:, a beam with an L-shaped section 890:, a beam with an Ɪ-shaped section 884:, i.e., with horizontal strokes 282:(from the Greek word for «  131: 117: 103: 87: 967:, the shape that resembles the 416:, shaped like a horseshoe (see 1557:Partridge, Eric (2006-05-23). 1530:. Portland, OR: Timber Press. 1524:Allaby, Michael (2015-09-05). 39:shapes have metaphorical names 1: 856:) are described as "H-shaped" 225:Atmospheric reentry apparatus 1622:. 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Index

Hourglass shape

metaphors
shapes
U
bell-shaped curve
bell
cross sections
projections
Fish bladder
Fish bladder
Bicorn
Bicorn
Astroid
Astroid
Tomahawk curve
Latin
Ancient Greek
etymology
English language
the taxonomy of shapes
plant
leaves
botany
Astroid
Aquiline
Bell-shaped curve
cones
truncated cones
Atmospheric reentry apparatus

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