"shape" | Definition and Related Words

shape

Noun

Any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline) (synset 105071206)
"he could barely make out their shapes"
tells us about:
- straight - having no deviations
- crooked - having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned
is a type of: spatial property, spatiality - any property relating to or occupying space
subtypes:
- keenness, sharpness - thinness of edge or fineness of point
- bluntness, dullness - without sharpness or clearness of edge or point
- topography - the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features
- lobularity - the property of having lobules
- concaveness, concavity - the property possessed by a concave shape
- convexity, convexness - the property possessed by a convex shape
- angularity - the property possessed by a shape that has angles
- narrowing - an instance of becoming narrow
- curvature, curve - the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
- roundness - the property possessed by a line or surface that is curved and not angular
- straightness - freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles
- crookedness - having or distinguished by crooks or curves or bends or angles
- stratification - a layered configuration
same as: configuration, conformation, contour, form
The spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance (synset 100028005)
"geometry is the mathematical science of shape"

is a type of: attribute - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
subtypes:
- solid - a three-dimensional shape
- plane, sheet - (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape
- natural shape - a shape created by natural forces; not man-made
- flair, flare - a shape that spreads outward
- figure - a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
- line - a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
- angular shape, angularity - a shape having one or more sharp angles
- round shape - a shape that is curved and without sharp angles
- distorted shape, distortion - a shape resulting from distortion
- amorphous shape - an ill-defined or arbitrary shape
- connection, connexion, link - a connecting shape
- circle - something approximating the shape of a circle
- square - something approximating the shape of a square
- triangle - something approximating the shape of a triangle
- column, pillar, tower - anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
- plume - anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness
same as: form
Alternative names for the body of a human being (synset 105224424)
"Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"

is a type of: body, organic structure - the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
subtypes:
- person - a human body (usually including the clothing)
- juvenile body - the body of a young person
- adult body - the body of an adult human being
- male body - the body of a male human being
- female body - the body of a female human being
is a part of:
- individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being
- homo, human, human being, man - any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
same as: anatomy, bod, build, chassis, figure, flesh, form, frame, human body, material body, physical body, physique, soma
A concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept (synset 105949928)
"a circle was the embodiment of his concept of life"

is a type of: concrete representation, concretism - a representation of an abstract idea in concrete terms

same as: embodiment
The visual appearance of something or someone (synset 104684871)
"the delicate cast of his features"

is a type of: appearance, visual aspect - outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

same as: cast, form
The state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape') (synset 114569829)
is a type of: good health, healthiness - the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease

subtypes: fitness, physical fitness - good physical condition; being in shape or in condition

same as: condition
The supreme headquarters that advises NATO on military matters and oversees all aspects of the Allied Command Europe (synset 108191066)
is a type of: high command, supreme headquarters - the highest leaders in an organization (e.g. the commander-in-chief and senior officers of the military)

is a part of: nato, north atlantic treaty organization - an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security

same as: supreme headquarters allied powers europe
A perceptual structure (synset 105939522)
"the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them"

is a type of: structure - the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations
subtypes:
- fractal - (mathematics) a geometric pattern that is repeated at every scale and so cannot be represented by classical geometry
- gestalt - a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts
- grid - a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines
- kaleidoscope - a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes
- mosaic - a pattern resembling a mosaic
- strand - a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
is a part of: percept, perception, perceptual experience - the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept

same as: form, pattern

Verb

Shape or influence;
Give direction to (synset 200702806)
"experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"

is a type of: cause, do, make - give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
subtypes:
- dispose, incline - make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief
- disincline, indispose - make unwilling
- miscreate - shape or form or make badly
- carry weight - have influence to a specified degree
- decide - influence or determine
- reshape - shape anew or differently
- time - set the speed, duration, or execution of
- index - adjust through indexation
- pace - regulate or set the pace of
- predetermine - determine beforehand
same as: determine, influence, mold, regulate
Make something, usually for a specific function (synset 201663142)
"She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"

is a type of: create from raw material, create from raw stuff - make from scratch
subtypes:
- carve - form by carving
- swage, upset - form metals with a swage
- chip - form by chipping
- layer - make or form a layer
- cut out - form and create by cutting out
- machine - turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery
- grind - shape or form by grinding
- stamp - form or cut out with a mold, form, or die
- puddle - subject to puddling or form by puddling
- beat - shape by beating
- preform - form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand
- preform - form into a shape resembling the final, desired one
- mound - form into a rounded elevation
- hill - form into a hill
- roughcast - shape roughly
- remold, reshape - shape again or shape differently
- sinter - cause (ores or powdery metals) to become a coherent mass by heating without melting
- cast, mold, mould - form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold
- throw - make on a potter's wheel
- coil, hand-build, handbuild - make without a potter's wheel
- sculpt, sculpture - create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
- model, mold, mould - form in clay, wax, etc
same as: forge, form, mold, mould, work

verb group: process, work, work on - shape, form, or improve a material
Give shape or form to (synset 200142011)
"shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"

is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
subtypes:
- individuate - give individual shape or form to
- tie - form a knot or bow in
- terrace - make into terraces as for cultivation
- fork - shape like a fork
- tabulate - shape or cut with a flat surface
- dimension - shape or form to required dimensions
- roll - shape by rolling
- draw - flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching
- strike - cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp
- crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize - cause to take on a definite and clear shape
- twist - form into twists
- sliver - form into slivers
- ridge - form into a ridge
- plume - form a plume
- round, round off, round out - make round
- scallop, scollop - shape or cut in scallops
- square, square up - make square
- dish - make concave; shape like a dish
- fit - make fit
- flatten - make flat or flatter
- deform, distort, strain - alter the shape of (something) by stress
- blow - shape by blowing
- block - shape into a block or blocks
- block - shape by using a block
- cup - form into the shape of a cup
- circle, encircle - form or draw a circle around
- turn - shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel
same as: form

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