SHAPE

Shape

The shape 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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shape

Noun

  1. The status or condition of something
    The used bookshop wouldn't offer much due to the poor shape of the book.
  2. Condition of personal health, especially muscular health.
    The vet checked to see what kind of shape the animal was in.
    We exercise to keep in good physical shape.
  3. The appearance of something, especially its outline.
    He cut a square shape out of the cake.
  4. A figure with unspecified appearance; especially a geometric figure.
    What shape shall we use for the cookies? Stars, circles, or diamonds?
  5. Form; formation.

Verb

  1. To give something a shape and definition.
  2. To form or manipulate something into a certain shape.
  3. (of a country, person, etc) To give influence to.
  4. To suit; to be adjusted or conformable.
  5. To imagine; to conceive.


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