Words Related to Shapes: English Vocabulary List

not having identical parts facing each other or around an axis

"The design is asymmetric."

"The design is asymmetric with one side different from the other which makes it look modern and artistic."

in a way that the two sides or halves of something do not correspond in size or shape

"The design was asymmetrically balanced."

"The artist asymmetrically balanced the painting and the large dark shape on the left was offset by several small bright shapes on the right."

(geometry) a lack of symmetry or equivalence in shape or size between the two sides or parts of something

"The design's asymmetry made it interesting."

"The architect deliberately introduced asymmetry into the building's design for a unique aesthetic."

having a shape that consists of straight sides and circular bases which are parallel

"The pillar is cylindrical."

"The cylindrical container held the potato chips and kept them fresh and crunchy."

having a surface that is curved inward

"The mirror is concave."

"The concave mirror curved inward and made my reflection look larger than normal."

describing circles, arcs, or rings that have the same center

"The circles are concentric."

"The circles are concentric and all share the same center point but have different radii."

resembling a cone in shape

"The hat is conical."

"The hat is conical and looks like the kind that wizards wear in fantasy movies."

having a surface that is curved outward

"The lens is convex."

"The convex lens magnified the tiny print so I could read it easily without squinting."

shaped like a cross

"The church has a cruciform shape."

"The cruciform shape of the church was designed to resemble a cross from above."

having a shape that is rounded or bent rather than straight

"The road is curved."

"The curved road ahead warned drivers to slow down and proceed with extreme caution."

a straight line from one side of a round object, particularly a circle, passing through the center and joining the other side

"The diameter of the circle is ten centimeters."

"The diameter of the tree trunk was so large that two people could not wrap their arms around it."

a measure of the height, length, or width of an object in a certain direction

"We measured the dimensions of the room."

"The architect carefully considered every dimension of the room before designing the new kitchen layout."

the branch of mathematics that deals with the relation between the lines, angles and surfaces or the properties of the space

"He enjoys studying geometry and measuring shapes."

"Geometry helps us understand shapes, angles, and spatial relationships."

connected with the branch of mathematics that deals with the relationships between lines, angles and surfaces

"The tiles have a geometric pattern."

"The tiles have a geometric pattern with triangles squares and hexagons arranged in a repeating sequence."

positioned across and parallel to the ground and not up or down

"Draw a horizontal line."

"Draw a horizontal line across the page from left to right using a ruler to keep it straight."

positioned at a right angle to the horizon or ground, typically moving up or down

"The line is vertical."

"The vertical line goes straight up and down and is perpendicular to the horizontal line on the grid."

the total length of the external boundary of something

"The guards walked along the perimeter of the army base."

"A perimeter is the continuous boundary line enclosing a defined area"

resembling or containing a prism

"The light is prismatic."

"The prismatic glass reflected rainbow colors across the white walls of the room."

having a particular structure or external form

"The cloud is heart-shaped."

"The cloud is heart shaped and the children pointed at it excitedly as they walked home from school."

resembling a sphere or a ball in shape

"The Earth is spherical."

"The spherical shape of the earth has been known to scientists for hundreds of years now."

being almost similar to a square in shape

"This box is squarish."

"The squarish loaf of bread had a slightly rounded top, but its overall form was close to a cube."

a flat shape or form that exists only on a surface, and has length and width, but no depth or thickness

"Two-dimensional figures have length width."

"A two dimensional figure has only length and width with no depth or thickness."

a geometric shape or form that has length, width, and depth, and occupies physical space

"A cube is a three-dimensional figure."

"The architect designed a stunning three-dimensional figure that had length, width, and impressive depth for the new building."

having two sides or halves that correspond to one another in shape or size

"The design is symmetrical."

"The symmetrical design of the butterfly wings made it look perfectly balanced and beautiful."

in a way that the two sides or halves of something correspond in size or shape

"The pattern was symmetrically arranged."

"The pattern was symmetrically arranged and the left side of the design perfectly mirrored the right side."

the study of 2-dimensional figures and their properties on a flat surface

"Plane geometry studies flat shapes."

"Plane geometry studies shapes and figures that lie entirely in a flat two dimensional plane."

the quality of having two halves that are exactly the same, which are separated by an axis

"The butterfly has symmetry."

"The artist achieved perfect symmetry by dividing the canvas down the middle."

shaped like a triangle, with three sides and three angles

"The pizza slice is triangular."

"The triangular piece of cake was the largest slice so he took it happily."

shaped like a rectangle, with four right angles

"The screen is rectangular."

"The rectangular pool was long enough for swimming laps but not very wide at all."