H-shaped

Crossbar between verticals

H-shaped describes something having the form of the letter H—a central bar connecting two parallel vertical elements.

The term appears in descriptions of buildings, floor plans, furniture, and anatomical structures: an H-shaped ranch house, The vertebra has an H-shaped cross-section.

architecture

floor-plan

Overhead architectural diagram

wing · corridor · courtyard · manor · farmhouse · hospital · school · pavilion · atrium · hallway

structure

beam

Structural support member

  • girderMain structural support beam
  • steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
  • columnVertical structural element

I-beam · cross-section · flange · web · support · load-bearing · truss · joist · framing · structural

typography

letterform

A character's visual structure

glyph · font · uppercase · character · stencil · monogram · initial · typeface

Categories
Opposites
geometric form

H-shapedO-shaped

Forming a ring

circular · round · curved · I-shaped · L-shaped

structural configuration

H-shapedsolid

Firm matter state

unbroken · continuous · monolithic · seamless · undivided

structural profile

H-shapedsolid

Firm matter state

tubular · hollow tube

Family

shaped, shape, shapes, shaping, shaper, shapers, shapely, shapeless, reshape

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G