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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

attribute go
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity

shape, form go
the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance

line
a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness

noun.shape

7 Subcategories

curve go
a line on a graph representing data
curve, curved shape go
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
straight line go
a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction
geodesic, geodesic line go
(mathematics) the shortest line between two points on a mathematically defined surface (as a straight line on a plane or an arc of a great circle on a sphere)
perimeter go
a line enclosing a plane areas
centerline, center line go
a line that bisects a plane figure
bound, edge, boundary go
a line determining the limits of an area