boat-shaped
Like a vessel
Boat-shaped describes something curved upward at both ends like the hull of a boat, creating a vessel-like form.
The term appears most often in botanical descriptions of leaves or seed pods, in culinary contexts for certain pastry shells, and in furniture design.
The navicular bone gets its name from its boat-shaped appearance.
She arranged the salad in boat-shaped endive leaves.
Boat-shaped bone
- leafPlant's photosynthetic organ
- seedEmbryonic plant capsule
- podSeed case or cetacean group
- petalBloom's colorful segment
capsule · fruit · legume · banana · papaya · keel · elongated · curved
Boat-shaped bone
wrist · foot · ankle · fracture · articulation · skeletal · cuneiform · metacarpal
Oval-shaped or indirect
- taperedGradually narrowing in width
- curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
- aerodynamicMinimizing drag through shape
contoured · elongated · sleek · hull · vessel · cradle · bassinet · planter
navicular
Boat-shaped bone
petal · capsule · fruit · legume · banana · papaya · keel · elongated · curved · tapered
navicular
Boat-shaped bone
carpal · wrist · foot · ankle · fracture · articulation · skeletal · cuneiform · metacarpal · joint
elliptical
Oval-shaped or indirect
- taperedGradually narrowing in width
- curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
aerodynamic · contoured · elongated · sleek · hull · vessel · cradle · bassinet · planter · container
nave
Church's main interior
basilica · hull · canopy · pavilion · structure · roof · arch · dome · longhouse · stadium
pastry
Buttery baked dough
mold · pan · dish · cookie · éclair · vessel · serving · presentation · papillote · quenelle