two-dimensional figure

Noun
  1. A two-dimensional shape (synset 113885789)
    is a type of: figure - a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
    subtypes:
    • heart - a plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom; conventionally used on playing cards and valentines
    • polygon, polygonal shape - a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides
    • conic, conic section - (geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone
    • oblong - a plane figure that deviates from a square or circle due to elongation
    • hemicycle, semicircle - a plane figure with the shape of half a circle
    • sector - a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle
    • star - a plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem
    • paraboloid - a surface having parabolic sections parallel to a single coordinate axis and elliptic sections perpendicular to that axis
    • ellipsoid - a surface whose plane sections are all ellipses or circles
    • figure 8, figure eight, figure of eight - a two-dimensionsal figure having the shape of the number eight
    • tree, tree diagram - a figure that branches from a single root
    same as: plane figure

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