Shapes: English Vocabulary List

having sharp corners or edges

"His face is angular."

"The angular features of his face made him look serious and intense even when he was smiling."

shaped like a slightly stretched-out circle or oval

"The orbit is elliptical."

"The artist sketched an elliptical shape on the canvas, creating a smooth, oval form that was pleasing to the eye."

resembling a cube in shape

"The shape is cubic."

"The cubic shape of the building made it look like a giant box from the outside."

having a shape that winds around a central point or axis

"The staircase is spiral."

"The spiral staircase wound around and around up to the top of the lighthouse tower."

involving lines or having the shape of a straight line

"The process is linear."

"The linear progression of the story made it easy to follow without any confusing jumps or flashbacks."