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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

round shape
a shape that is curved and without sharp angles

noun.shape

11 Subcategories

bulb go
anything with a round shape resembling a teardrop
cone, conoid, cone shape go
a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
saucer, disk, disc go
something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
roll, ringlet, coil, whorl, curl, scroll, curlicue, gyre go
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
whirl, convolution, vortex, swirl go
the shape of something rotating rapidly
spheroid, ellipsoid of revolution go
a shape that is generated by rotating an ellipse around one of its axes
sphere go
a three-dimensional closed surface such that every point on the surface is equidistant from the center
sphere go
a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses)
cylinder go
a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
torus, toroid go
a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle
rim go
the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object