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Many shapes have metaphorical names, i.e., their names are metaphors: these shapes are named after a most common object that has it. For example, "U-shape" is a shape that resembles the letter U, a bell-shaped curve has the shape of the vertical cross-section of a bell, etc. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
In geometry, two sets have the same shape if one can be transformed to another by a combination of translations, rotations and uniform scalings. ...
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In geometry, two sets have the same shape if one can be transformed to another by a combination of translations, rotations and uniform scalings. ...
U is the twenty-first letter of the modern Latin alphabet. ...
A bell is a simple sound-making device. ...
These terms may variously refer to objects, their cross-sections or projections. Cross section may refer to the following In geometry, Cross section is the intersection of a 3-dimensional body with a plane. ...
The word projection can mean more than one thing. ...
Some of these names are "classical terms", i.e., words of Latin or Ancient Greek etymology. Others have are English language constructs (although the base words may have non-English etymology). In some disciplines, where shapes of subjects in question are of important consideration, the shape naming may be quite alaborate, see, e.g., the taxonomy of shapes of plant leaves in botany. Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ...
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Not to be confused with Entomology, the study of insects. ...
The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...
In botany, the following terms are used to describe the shape of plant leaves: cordate leaf Acicular: slender and pointed Alternate (alternifolia): Arranged alternately Bipinnate (bipinnata): Each leaflet also pinnate Cordate (cordata): Heart-shaped, stem attaches to cleft Cuneate: Triangular, stem attaches to point Deltoid: Triangular, stem attaches to side...
Divisions Green algae Chlorophyta Charophyta Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta - liverworts Anthocerotophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) †Rhyniophyta - rhyniophytes †Zosterophyllophyta - zosterophylls Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses †Trimerophytophyta - trimerophytes Pteridophyta - ferns and horsetails Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants...
Leaves are an Icelandic five-piece alternative rock band who came to prominence in 2002 with their debut album, Breathe, drawing comparisons to groups such as Coldplay and Doves. ...
Pinguicula grandiflora Botany is the scientific study of plantlife. ...
- Astroid
- Bell-shaped curve
- Biconic shape, a shape in a way opposite to the hourglass: it is based on oppositely oriented two cones or truncated cones with their bases joined. The cones are not necessarily the same.
- Bow shape
- Cone (From Greek word for pine cone)
- Deltoid
- Egg-shaped, see "Oval"
- Fish bladder
- Geoid (From Greek Ge (γη) for "Earth"), the term specifically introduced to denote the approximation of the shape of the Earth, which is approximately spherical, but not exactly so.
- Heart shape, has long been used for various symbolism
- Hourglass shape or hourglass figure, the one that resembles hourglass. If one takes two copies of a shape wide at one end that narrows to the other end and connect them symmetrically by narrow ends, the resulting shape is usually called "hourglass shape". In other words, a hourglass shape is a (nearly) symmetric shape wide at its ends and narrow in the middle. Some flat shapes may be alternatively compared to figure eight or hourglass. The classical female body shape is often compared to hourglass.
- Inverted bell
- Mushroom shape, became infamous as an association with the mushroom cloud.
- Oval (geometry) (from Latin "ovum" for egg), a descriptive term applied to several kinds of "rounded" shapes, including the egg shape
- Pear shaped, in reference to the shape of a pear, i.e., a generally rounded shape, tapered towards the top and more spherical/circular to the bottom. The term acquired a number of metaphorical meanings.
- Rod (geometry), a 3-dimensional, solid (filled) cylinder.
- Tomahawk (geometric shape)
Astroid The construction of the astroid. ...
A cone is a basic geometrical shape: see cone (solid). ...
A frustum is the portion of a solid – normally a cone or pyramid – which lies between two parallel planes cutting the solid. ...
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// Introduction Inlet cones (sometimes called shock cones) are a component of some supersonic aircraft. ...
A ramjet, sometimes referred to as a stovepipe jet, is a type of jet engine. ...
A quartic curve with the equation: Categories: Curves ...
A cone is a basic geometrical shape: see cone (solid). ...
A cone (in formal botanical usage: strobilus, plural strobili) is an organ on plants in the division Pinophyta (conifers) that contains the reproductive structures. ...
Deltoid can refer to: deltoid muscle deltoid (curve) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
In geometry, an oval or ovoid (from Latin ovum, egg) is any curve resembling an egg or an ellipse. ...
The GOCE project will measure high-accuracy gravity gradients and provide an accurate geoid model based on the Earths gravity field. ...
Adjectives: Terrestrial, Terran, Telluric, Tellurian, Earthly Atmosphere Surface pressure: 101. ...
Adjectives: Terrestrial, Terran, Telluric, Tellurian, Earthly Atmosphere Surface pressure: 101. ...
The expression figure of the Earth has various meanings in geodesy according to the way it is used and the precision with which the Earths size and shape is to be defined. ...
// ll Hourglass in wooden stand An hourglass, also known as a sandglass or sand timer, is a device for the measurement of time. ...
A figure 8 is an expression describing a geometric shape that resembles the number 8. ...
Female body shape has a bearing on a wide range of human activities, and there are and have been widely different ideals of it in different cultures over history. ...
Corset 1831 The hourglass corset was a style of corset that was in fashion from 1830 to 1900. ...
The ntama is a double-skinned drum with variable tension made of a hollowed-out hourglass-shaped wooden barrel. ...
The Engraved Hourglass Nebula (also known as MyCn 18) is a young planetary nebula situated in the southern constellation Musca about 8,000 light-years away from Earth. ...
The inverted bell is a metaphorical name for geometric shape that resembles a bell upside down. ...
The atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945 A mushroom cloud is a distinctive mushroom-shaped cloud of smoke, flame, or debris resulting from a very large explosion. ...
In geometry, an oval or ovoid (from Latin ovum, egg) is any curve resembling an egg or an ellipse. ...
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A European Pear. ...
Species About 30 species; see text Pears are trees of the genus Pyrus and the juicy fruit of that tree, edible in some species. ...
In geometry, a rod is a 3-dimensional, solid (filled) cylinder. ...
:For other senses of this word, see dimension (disambiguation). ...
In jewelry, a solid gold piece is the alternative to gold-filled or gold-plated jewelry. ...
A right circular cylinder An elliptic cylinder In mathematics, a cylinder is a quadric surface, with the following equation in Cartesian coordinates: This equation is for an elliptic cylinder, a generalization of the ordinary, circular cylinder (a = b). ...
Species Bacillus anthracis Bacillus cereus Bacillus coagulans Bacillus natto Bacillus subtilis Bacillus thuringiensis etc. ...
The tomahawk is a geometric shape with an unknown inventor. ...
Letters and numbers
- E-shape, the shape that resembles the capital letter E
- H-shape, the shape that resembles the capital letter H
- I-shape, the shape that resembles the capital letter I in a serif font, i.e., with horizontal strokes
- L-shape, the shape that resembles the capital letter L
- T-shape, the shape that resembles the capital letter T
- U-shape, the shape that resembles the capital letter U
- V-shape, the shape that resembles the letter V
- V-shaped valley
- V-shaped passage grave
- X-shape, the shape that resembles the letter X
- Y-shape, the shape that resembles the capital letter Y and refers to various bifurcations, when a narrow shape is split into two at one end. It is sometimes referred to as "forked shape" or simply "fork".
Look up E, e in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
A magnetic core is the core of an electromagnet or inductor. ...
For other uses, see transformers. ...
Floor plan (floorplan, floor-plan) in its original meaning is an architecture term, a diagram of a room, a building, or a level (floor) of a building as if seen from the above (i. ...
Look up H, h in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
A statically determinate beam, bending under an evenly distributed load. ...
In Association Football (soccer), the word goal refers to both the result of a score and the physical structure that defines when a score has occurred. ...
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A BCRFC match at Boston College Rugby football, often just referred to as rugby, refers to sports descended from a common form of football developed at Rugby School in England. ...
For the Cornish sport, see Cornish Hurling. ...
Look up I, i in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
I-beams are beams with an I- or H-shaped cross-section. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Ulama game. ...
Look up L, l in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
The L-Shaped Room is a 1962 film, directed by Bryan Forbes, which tells the story of a young French woman, unmarried and pregnant, who moves into a London apartment building, befriending a young man in the building. ...
The L game was invented by Edward De Bono, intended to illustrate lateral thinking. ...
The letter T is the twentieth letter in the Latin alphabet. ...
A typical T junction A T junction is a type of road junction with three arms where one (often minor) road connects to another (often major) road in a T shape. ...
U is the twenty-first letter of the modern Latin alphabet. ...
A glaciated valley in the Mount Hood Wilderness showing the characteristic U-shape. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with U-Turn. ...
Look up V, v in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
The term V-shaped is used in Geography to characterize the form of steep eroded valleys. ...
V-shaped passage graves are a type of megalithic chamber tomb found in parts of Atlantic Europe including Ireland and the Channel Islands. ...
For other uses, see X (disambiguation). ...
Wikipedia:Translation/Sikorsky S-72 Sikorsky S-72 modified as the X-Wing testbed The Sikorsky S-72 was an experimental hybrid helicopter/fixed-wing aircraft developed by helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky. ...
X-wing fighters on their way into battle in a still from Star Wars. ...
A model of an X-chair An X-chair is a chair with X-shaped frame. ...
Look up Y, y in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
The noun bifurcation (from latin bifurcare, to split (fork) into two), has several related meanings. ...
Assorted forks. ...
A figure 8 is an expression describing a geometric shape that resembles the number 8. ...
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