bullet shape
Pointed at front
Bullet shape describes the tapered, aerodynamic form of a projectile—cylindrical with a pointed or rounded nose.
The term applies to anything resembling this profile: a bullet-shaped train, bullet-shaped fingernails.
The shape suggests speed, efficiency, and streamlined design.
- projectileLaunched airborne object
- aerodynamicMinimizing drag through shape
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
- drag coefficientMeasure of aerodynamic resistance
- pointedTapering to a tip
tapered · casing · cartridge · round · slug · missile · cone · tip · brass · caliber · trajectory · muzzle velocity · rifling · armor piercing · jacket · ogive · nose · sleek
- Aerodynamic Shapesteardrop, airfoil, nosecone, fairing, streamlined body
- Streamlined Designaerodynamics, sleekness, fluidity, smoothness, contour
- rotational solidssphere, cone, cylinder, torus, ellipsoid
aerodynamic profile
bullet shapeblunt
Dull or tactlessly direct
brick-shaped · flat-nosed · unstreamlined · slab-sided · truncated
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