U-shape
Magnet's typical outline
A U-shape is a form resembling the letter U—a curve or bend that doubles back on itself.
The term describes physical objects a U-shaped magnet, spatial arrangements desks arranged in a U-shape, and data patterns a U-shaped curve showing high values at both extremes.
U-shaped valleys are carved by glaciers, distinct from the V-shapes cut by rivers.
Smooth, angleless line
- parabolaSymmetrical open plane curve
- arcCurved line segment
- bendCurve or flex
- horseshoeCurved metal hoof protector
crescent · concave · convex · symmetry · curvature · vertex · trough · dip
Low ground between heights
- canyonDeep river-cut gorge
- gorgeDeep, narrow valley
- riverbedFloor beneath flowing water
- meanderTo travel without direction
oxbow · basin · harbor · bay · inlet · cove · fjord · glacial
Regaining what was lost
- recessionProlonged economic decline
- downturnEconomic decline period
- reboundReturn after deflection
- upturnImprovement in conditions
cycle · decline · growth · turnaround · bottom · trough · rally · correction
Support or category
- channelPassage for transmission
- beamStructural support member
- girderMain structural support beam
- pipeHollow conveyance channel
fitting · clamp · support · structural · steel · mounting · hardware · conduit
curve
Smooth, angleless line
horseshoe · crescent · concave · convex · symmetry · curvature · vertex · trough · dip · inflection
valley
Low ground between heights
meander · oxbow · basin · harbor · bay · inlet · cove · fjord · glacial · erosion
recovery
Regaining what was lost
upturn · cycle · decline · growth · turnaround · bottom · trough · rally · correction · bounce-back
bracket
Support or category
pipe · fitting · clamp · support · structural · steel · mounting · hardware · conduit · duct
pelvis
Bony basin at waist
sacrum · arch · dental arch · sternum · ribcage · clavicle · scapula · bone structure · cartilage · vertebrae
sectional
Sofa made of units
kitchen · counter · booth · seating · modular · configuration · layout · wraparound · banquette · workstation
- furniture arrangementsseating area, conversation pit, bedroom layout, office layout
- ranch homesranch house, rambler, raised ranch, single-story, single story
- furniture layoutssectional, modular, open plan, room divider, symmetrical
- tree trainingespalier, cordon, candelabra, step-over, stepover
- geometric shapessphere, triangle, square, cone, rectangle
- Building Formsarch, dome, spire, pyramid, rotunda
U-shapeclosed loop
System with continuous feedback
circle · straight line · square · oval · ring
U-shapebell curve
Normal distribution's shape
rise and fall · boom and bust · V-shape · L-shape · plateau
shape, shaped, shapes, shaping, shapely, shapeless, misshapen, reshape, reshaped