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

curve, curved shape
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

noun.shape

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normal curve, bell-shaped curve, Gaussian curve, Gaussian shape go
a symmetrical curve representing the normal distribution
meander go
a bend or curve, as in a stream or river
closed curve go
a curve (such as a circle) having no endpoints
S-shape go
a double curve resembling the letter S
catenary go
the curve theoretically assumed by a perfectly flexible and inextensible cord of uniform density and cross section hanging freely from two fixed points
Cupid's bow go
the double curve of the upper lip when considered to resemble Cupid's bow
wave, undulation go
an undulating curve
extrados go
the exterior curve of an arch
gooseneck go
something in a thin curved form (like the neck of a goose)
intrados go
the interior curve of an arch
twist, turn, bend, crook go
a circular segment of a curve
hook, crotchet go
a sharp curve or crook
envelope go
a curve that is tangent to each of a family of curves
arc go
a continuous portion of a circle
scallop, crenel, crenelle, crenation, crenature go
one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)
spiral go
a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
spiral, helix go
a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
perversion go
a curve that reverses the direction of something
sinuosity, sinuousness go
having curves
arch go
a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
bell, bell shape, campana go
the shape of a bell
bow, arc go
something curved in shape
crescent go
any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
quadric, quadric surface go
a curve or surface whose equation (in Cartesian coordinates) is of the second degree
roulette, line roulette go
a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure