Words used to describe the shape of objects
aerodynamic adjective
an aerodynamic shape or design allows a plane, car etc to move through the air in a smooth and fast way
angular adjective
containing a lot of angles
asymmetrical adjective
something that is asymmetrical does not have the same shape and size on both sides
bent adjective
a bent object has a curved or twisted shape
bulbous adjective
big and round, or shaped like an onion
chunky adjective
thick and square in shape
clean adjective
clean shapes, lines, or movements are smooth, regular, or tidy
closed adjective
forming a complete circle
concave adjective
curved inwards
concentric adjective
concentric circles all have the same centre
congruent adjective
congruent shapes are exactly the same size and shape
contorted adjective
twisted into a shape or position that is not natural
contoured adjective
shaped to follow or fit the shape of something else
convex adjective
a convex surface curves outwards, rather than being flat or curving inwards
convoluted adjective
a convoluted shape or surface has many twists and curves
corrugated adjective
corrugated materials have been shaped into parallel folds
cuboid adjective
shaped like a cube or like a cuboid
curly adjective
forming curves or circles
curved adjective
forming a curve
curvy adjective
forming or full of curves
deformed adjective
something that is deformed has a different shape from what is usual or natural and is not attractive to look at
fitted adjective
made to fit the shape of something closely
flat adjective
thin and wide and not curving inwards or outwards
forked adjective
divided into two separate parts in a 'Y' shape
four-square adjective
square in shape, with four equal sides
geometric adjective
relating to simple shapes, especially when these form regular patterns
globular adjective
in the shape of a small round ball
graceful adjective
a graceful shape or object is attractive
malformed adjective
badly formed or shaped
misshapen adjective
badly formed or twisted out of the usual or natural shape
oval adjective
with a shape like a long narrow circle
peaked adjective
curving or rising to a point
pointed adjective
with a point at the end
pointy adjective
with a point at the end
proportioned adjective
used after some adverbs for describing the way that the different parts of something combine
regular adjective
arranged to form an even shape
regularly adverb
with an even shape, or arranged with an equal amount of space between objects
rolled-up adjective
rolled and folded in the shape of a tube
round adjective
shaped like a circle or a ball
round adjective
curved
rounded adjective
having a curved shape or surface
rugged adjective
not regular in shape, but attractive
sculptured adjective
with a strong curved shape
shapely adjective
attractive in shape
silhouetted adjective
seen only as a silhouette
similar adjective
in mathematics, similar objects have exactly the same shape but are different sizes
sinuous adjective
shaped or moving with many bends and curves
solid adjective
a solid object or shape does not have any holes or empty space inside it
square adjective
with edges or corners that are not as curved as usual
straight adverb
without a bend or curve
straight adjective
something that is straight does not bend or curve
sweeping adjective
with a wide impressive curved shape
symmetrical adjective
a symmetrical shape or object has two halves that are exactly the same
tapered adjective
narrower at one end
tapering adjective
getting narrower towards one end
three-cornered adjective
with three corners
three-dimensional adjective
not flat, but able to be measured in height, depth, and width
twisted adjective
bent into a shape that is not normal
two-dimensional adjective
a two-dimensional shape is flat
well-rounded adjective
with a strong attractive shape
well-turned adjective
with an attractive curved shape
wraparound adjective
wraparound objects curve around the sides of whatever they are fitted to