#solid.shape a three-dimensional shape
supertype: shape__form the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape"
subtype: convex_shape__convexity a shape that curves or bulges outward
subtype: umbo a slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum
subtype: camber.convex_shape a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road)
subtype: node.convex_shape__knob__thickening any thickened enlargement
subtype: ridge.convex_shape any long raised strip
subtype: raphe__rhaphe a ridge that forms a seam between two parts
subtype: palatine_raphe the seam at the middle of the hard palate
subtype: corrugation a ridge on a corrugated surface
subtype: point.convex_shape__tip a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
subtype: widow's_peak__widow'speak a V-shaped point in the hairline in the middle of the forehead
subtype: cusp.point small elevation on the grinding surface of a tooth
subtype: head.point the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
subtype: taper.convex_shape a convex shape that narrows toward a point
subtype: projection.convex_shape any solid convex shape that juts out from something
subtype: salient (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy
subtype: jag.projection a sharp projection on an edge or surface; "he clutched a jag of the rock"
subtype: bulge__bump__hump__gibbosity__gibbousness__gibbousnes__prominence__protuberance__protrusion__extrusion__excrescence something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form
subtype: frontal_eminence__frontaleminence either prominence of the frontal bone above each orbit
subtype: occipital_protuberance__occipitalprotuberance prominence on the outer surface of the occipital bone
subtype: caput a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure; "the caput humeri is the head of the humerus which fits into a cavity in the scapula"
subtype: nub a small lump or protuberance
subtype: wart any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals)
subtype: spur.projection__spine any pointed projection
subtype: tail_end__tail any projection that resembles the tail of an animal
subtype: tongue.projection__knife any long thin projection that is transient; "tongues of flame licked at the walls"; "rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark"
subtype: concave_shape__concaveshape__concavity a shape that curves inward
subtype: fossa__pit a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
subtype: glenoid_cavity__glenoidcavity__glenoid_fossa__glenoidfossa the concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint
subtype: glenoid_fossa__glenoidfossa__mandibular_fossa a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible
subtype: pit_of_the_stomach__epigastric_fossa a slight depression in the midline just below the sternum (where a blow can affect the solar plexus)
subtype: recess.concave_shape__reces__recession__niche__corner a small concavity
subtype: pharyngeal_recess a small recess in the wall of the pharynx
subtype: bowl.concave_shape__trough a concave shape with an open top
subtype: scoop.concave_shape__pocket a hollow concave shape made by removing something
subtype: depression.concave_shape__impression__imprint a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud"
subtype: dimple a small natural hollow in the cheek or chin; "His dimple appeared whenever he smiled"
subtype: groove__channel a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
subtype: dado a rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it
subtype: flute a groove or furrow in cloth etc especially the shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column
subtype: quirk a narrow groove beside a beading
subtype: rabbet__rebate a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together
subtype: track.groove a groove on a phonograph recording
subtype: rut a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)
subtype: stria__striation any of a number of tiny parallel grooves such as: the scratches left by a glacier on rocks or the streaks or ridges in muscle tissue
subtype: dimple.depression any slight depression in a surface; "there are approximately 336 dimples on a golf ball"
subtype: dip.depression a depression in an otherwise level surface; "there was a dip in the road"
subtype: incision__scratch__slit__dent a depression scratched or carved into a surface
subtype: scotch__score a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
subtype: sag__droop a shape that sags; "there was a sag in the chair seat"
subtype: wrinkle__furrow__crease__crinkle__seam__line a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
subtype: crow's_foot__crow's_feet__laugh_line__laughline a wrinkle at the outer corner of your eyes
subtype: dermatoglyphic the lines that form patterns on the skin (especially on the fingertips and the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet)
subtype: line_of_life__life_line__lifeline a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live
subtype: line_of_heart__heart_line__heartline__love_line__mensal_line a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates your emotional nature
subtype: line_of_fate__line_of_destiny__line_of_Saturn a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates how successful you will be
subtype: crevice__cranny__crack__fissure__chap a long narrow depression in a surface
subtype: cup.concave_shape any cup-shaped concavity; "bees filled the waxen cups with honey"; "he wore a jock strap with a metal cup"; "the cup of her bra"
subtype: indentation.concave_shape a concave shape in a surface or edge or coastline etc.
subtype: notch.indentation a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface; "there were four notches in the handle of his revolver"
subtype: serration a single notch in a row of notches; "one of the serrations was broken off"
subtype: sawtooth a serration on a saw blade
subtype: thumb_index__thumbindex one of a series of rounded notches in the fore edge of a book to indicate sections
subtype: notch a V-shaped indentation; "mandibular notch"
subtype: incisure__incisura (anatomy) a notch or small hollow
subtype: mandibular_notch small indentation in the middle of the lower jawbone
subtype: cleft a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)
subtype: cylinder.solid a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)
subtype: roll.cylinder anything rolled up in cylindrical form
subtype: bolt.roll a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length
subtype: rouleau a roll of coins wrapped in paper
subtype: rouleau.roll a roll of ribbon
subtype: roller.cylinder a cylinder that revolves
subtype: garden_roller heavy cast-iron cylinder used to flatten lawns
subtype: paint_roller__paintroller a roller that has an absorbent surface used for spreading paint
subtype: platen the roller on a typewriter against which the keys strike
subtype: sprocket roller that has teeth on the rims to pull film or paper through
subtype: trundle small wheel or roller
subtype: prayer_wheel a cylinder with Tibetan Buddhist prayers written on it; each revolution counts as uttering prayers
subtype: polyhedron a solid figure bounded by plane polygons or faces
subtype: convex_polyhedron a polyhedron any plane section of which is a convex polygon
subtype: concave_polyhedron__concavepolyhedron a polyhedron some of whose plane sections are concave polygons
subtype: prism a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms
subtype: parallelepiped__parallelopiped__parallelepipedon__parallelopipedon a prism whose bases are parallelograms
subtype: cuboid a rectangular parallelepiped
subtype: rhombohedron a parallelepiped bounded by six similar faces (either rhombuses or parallelograms)
subtype: quadrangular_prism a prism whose bases are quadrangles
subtype: triangular_prism a prism whose bases are triangles
subtype: pyramid.polyhedron a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex
subtype: tetrahedron any polyhedron having four plane faces
subtype: pentahedron any polyhedron having five plane faces
subtype: hexahedron any polyhedron having six plane faces
subtype: rhombohedron a parallelepiped bounded by six similar faces (either rhombuses or parallelograms)
subtype: octahedron any polyhedron having eight plane faces
subtype: decahedron any polyhedron having ten plane faces
subtype: dodecahedron any polyhedron having twelve plane faces
subtype: icosahedron any polyhedron having twenty plane faces
subtype: regular_polyhedron__regularpolyhedron__regular_convex_solid__regular_convex_polyhedron__Platonic_body__Platonic_solid__ideal_solid__idealsolid any one of five solids whose faces are congruent regular polygons and whose polyhedral angles are all congruent
subtype: regular_tetrahedron__regulartetrahedron a tetrahedron with four equilateral triangular faces
subtype: cube__regular_hexahedron__regularhexahedron a hexahedron with six equal squares as faces
subtype: quadrate.cube a cubelike object
subtype: regular_dodecahedron__regulardodecahedron a dodecahedron with twelve regular pentagons as faces
subtype: regular_octahedron__regularoctahedron an octahedron with eight equilateral triangles as faces
subtype: regular_icosahedron__regularicosahedron an icosahedron with twenty equilateral triangles as faces
subtype: prismatoid a polyhedron whose vertices all lie in one or the other of two parallel planes; the faces that lie in those planes are the bases of the prismatoid
subtype: prismoid a prismatoid whose bases are polygons having the same number of sides and whose other faces are trapezoids or parallelograms
subtype: trapezohedron a polyhedron whose faces are trapeziums
subtype: toroid the doughnut-shaped object enclosed by a torus
subtype: anchor_ring__ring__halo__annulus__annulu__anulus__doughnut a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke"
subtype: fairy_ring__fairyring__fairy_circle__fairycircle a ring of fungi marking the periphery of the perennial underground growth of the mycelium
subtype: cast.solid__mold__stamp the distinctive form in which a thing is made; "pottery of this cast was found throughout the region"
subtype: block.solid__cube a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides
subtype: goldbrick.block a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not
subtype: ovoid an egg-shaped object
subtype: frustum the part that is left when a cone or pyramid is cut by a plane parallel to the base and the apical part is removed
subtype: truncated_pyramid__truncatedpyramid a frustum formed from a pyramid
subtype: truncated_cone__truncatedcone a frustum formed from a cone
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