design; mold; form; direct; be formed, be molded
form; model; image; condition; fitness; mold
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Shapes Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
Noun
1. any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes through the smoke"
(synonym) form, configuration, contour, conformation
(hypernym) spatial property, spatiality
(hyponym) sharpness, keenness
(attribute) straight
(derivation) form
2. the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape"
(synonym) form
(hypernym) attribute
(hyponym) solid
3. alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"
(synonym) human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh
(hypernym) body, organic structure, physical structure
(hyponym) person
(part-holonym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
4. a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept; "a circle was the embodiment of his concept of life"
(synonym) embodiment
(hypernym) concretism, concrete representation
(derivation) determine, mold, influence, regulate
5. the visual appearance of something or someone; "the delicate cast of his features"
(synonym) form, cast
(hypernym) appearance, visual aspect
(derivation) form
6. the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')
(synonym) condition
(hypernym) good health, healthiness
(hyponym) fitness, physical fitness, good shape, good condition
7. a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them"
(synonym) form, pattern
(hypernym) structure
(hyponym) fractal
(part-holonym) percept, perception, perceptual experience
(derivation) determine, mold, influence, regulate
Verb
1. shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"
(synonym) determine, mold, influence, regulate
(hypernym) cause, do, make
(hyponym) dispose, incline
(derivation) form, pattern
2. make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the riceballs carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
(synonym) form, work, mold, mould, forge
(hypernym) create from raw material, create from raw stuff
(hyponym) carve
(verb-group) work, work on, process
(derivation) form, cast
3. give a shape or form to; "shape the dough"
(synonym) form
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) individuate
(derivation) form, configuration, contour, conformation
Shapes Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
- Static variable in class javax.swing.text.html.HTML.Attribute
public static final HTML.Attribute SHAPES
public static final HTML.Attribute SHAPES
Shapes Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
SHAPE, as an acroynm, has several meanings:
- Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, the central command of NATO military forces, Casteau, Belgium
- Selective 2'-hydroxyl acylation analyzed by primer extension, an NMR-based RNA structure determination experiment
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The shape (, created thing) of an object located in some space is a geometrical description of the part of that space occupied by the object, as determined by its external boundary – abstracting from location and orientation in space, size, and other properties such as colour, content, and material composition.
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