Physical And Geometrical Shapes Flashcards

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Tapered

To taper, to taper off

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Narrowed at the end or at one side, reduced size toward one end.
E.g
Proper degree of taper to boost velocity of released gas

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Grooves and ridges

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Slot, notch, recess, bezel, gutter, trench, cut, hollow, excavation- a long narrow cut or recession to guide the motion. Ridge- spine, chain, edge, rib, fin-a long narrow hilltop, mountain range, edge or watershed.
E.g
Ridge of the roof
Groove- steady, established routine
Music with insistent rhythm
Groove to the music
Stuck in groove
Thoughts slipping into familiar groove
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Truncated

To truncate

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Shortened, cut. To curtail, to cut, to skimp. Cutting off the top
E.g
It is not acute, not obtuse, not vague- trimmed sharply.
Movie is truncated, many lines were omitted

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Oblong

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Elongated, long, extended, stretched

This bar was rolled into an oblong shape

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Protrusion

To protrude

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Projection, ledge, lip, bump, swelling
To stick out, bulge, extend beyond

Stems protrude above the surface

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Notch, indentation, recess

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Hollow, dent, cavity-recess on the surface

A notch manifested on the wall
Blocks are marked off by the indentation

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Thread

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A spiral carving or notch, ridge on the screw to connect details

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Spike

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Thorn, jagged edge- a thin, pointed sharp object. A sharp increase in magnitude or quantity
To spike- to add alcohol to drinks.
Sharp spike in prices

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Obtuse

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Flatten, blunt

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Sunken

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Sagged, below ground level, recessed, submerged.
Sunken eyes- lowered
Tired Eyes sunken on the face

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To sag

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To sink and bulge downward under the pressure

Struts and braces makes up for the sag
Sadly sales sagged a lot

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Hump

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A lump, hunch, small hill, hillock, swell, bulge- a rounded protuberance, rounded back

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A precipice

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Abyss, steep, break, gulf, deep

There is no way to break your fall, don’t stay on the edge of precipice

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Skewed, slanted

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Oblique, bevel, at an oblique angle.
To dislocate, change direction, dislodge.
Ball skewed out of my reach

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Bezel

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Outside frame of the screen preventing it from unintentional input

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