SHAPES/FORMS AND DIMENSIONS

LENGTH, BREADTH/ WIDTH, HEIGHT

PERIMETER, AREA, VOLUME, MASS

 ADJECTIVES - Shape and size

aerodynamic clean
ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE
an aerodynamic shape or design allows a plane, car etc to move clean shapes, lines, or movements are smooth, regular, or tidy
through the air in a smooth and fast way
closed
angular ADJECTIVE
ADJECTIVE forming a complete circle
containing a lot of angles
concave
asymmetrical ADJECTIVE
ADJECTIVE curved inwards
something that is asymmetrical does not have the same shape
and size on both sides concentric
ADJECTIVE
bent concentric circles all have the same centre
ADJECTIVE
a bent object has a curved or twisted shape congruent
ADJECTIVE
bulbous MATHS congruent shapes are exactly the same size and shape
ADJECTIVE
big and round, or shaped like an onion contorted
ADJECTIVE
chunky twisted into a shape or position that is not natural
ADJECTIVE
thick and square in shape 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 fitted
ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE
MAINLY LITERARY a convoluted shape or surface has many twists made to fit the shape of something closely
and curves
flat
corrugated ADJECTIVE
ADJECTIVE thin and wide and not curving inwards or outwards
corrugated materials have been shaped into parallel folds
forked
cuboid ADJECTIVE
ADJECTIVE divided into two separate parts in a ‘Y’ shape
shaped like a cube or like a cuboid
four-square
curly ADJECTIVE
ADJECTIVE square in shape, with four equal sides
forming curves or circles
geometric
curved ADJECTIVE
ADJECTIVE relating to simple shapes, especially when these form regular
forming a curve patterns

curvy globular
ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE
INFORMAL forming or full of curves in the shape of a small round ball

deformed graceful
ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE
something that is deformed has a different shape from what is a graceful shape or object is attractive
usual or natural and is not attractive to look at
malformed
ADJECTIVE
badly formed or shaped
misshapen rolled-up
ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE
badly formed or twisted out of the usual or natural shape rolled and folded in the shape of a tube

oval round
ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE
with a shape like a long narrow circle shaped like a circle or a ball

peaked round
ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE
curving or rising to a point curved

pointed rounded
ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE
with a point at the end having a curved shape or surface

pointy rugged
ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE
INFORMAL with a point at the end not regular in shape, but attractive

proportioned sculptured
ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE
used after some adverbs for describing the way that the different LITERARY with a strong curved shape
parts of something combine
shapely
regular ADJECTIVE
ADJECTIVE attractive in shape
arranged to form an even shape
silhouetted
regularly ADJECTIVE
ADVERB seen only as a silhouette
with an even shape, or arranged with an equal amount of space
between objects

similar symmetrical
ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE
MATHS in mathematics, similar objects have exactly the same a symmetrical shape or object has two halves that are exactly the
shape but are different sizes same

sinuous tapered
ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE
shaped or moving with many bends and curves narrower at one end

solid tapering
ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE
a solid object or shape does not have any holes or empty space getting narrower towards one end
inside it
three-cornered
square ADJECTIVE
ADJECTIVE with three corners
with edges or corners that are not as curved as usual
three-dimensional
straight ADJECTIVE
ADVERB not flat, but able to be measured in height, depth, and width
without a bend or curve
twisted
straight ADJECTIVE
ADJECTIVE bent into a shape that is not normal
something that is straight does not bend or curve

sweeping
ADJECTIVE
with a wide impressive curved shape