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U-shaped

U-shaped

6 2.8
Shaped like the letter U
  • adjective
  • /juː ʃeɪpt/
: en forma de U
  • Taking her hand, he led her across to the deep-cushioned U-shaped sofa.
  • U-shaped lake
  • U-shaped basin
  • U-shaped canal

The neckline is U-shaped and the straps on the shoulders are white.

Examples

  • My father's house in Haiti is U-shaped, and in the belly of the U is a pool.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The new office layout includes a U-shaped desk that encourages collaboration among team members.

  • Do the logs ever roll out, or do the U-shaped pieces hold them in place?

    Blog text (25)
  • So you still have the exact same black keyboard, same key travel, same kind of U-shaped design to each key.

  • The general design is flat or U-shaped with an upturned leading edge.

    Academic text (1995)
  • All units are built with U-shaped frames, stainless anti-friction strips, and a back cover.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Economists recognize this process as the U-shaped average cost curve; in the business world, the product cycle describes these transitions.

    Academic text (2001)
  • The gallery, a U-shaped ranch-style house, was nestled in a grove of oak and palms.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • The garden was designed with a U-shaped pathway that beautifully framed the flower beds.

  • They installed a U-shaped shelf in the corner to maximize space while displaying their favorite books.

How Curved

circular
74 2.8
U-shaped
6 2.8
arched
13 3.2
curved
50 1.0
bent
68 1.0
straight
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

U-shaped positive

Morphology

U-shaped = U + shaped (transparent) = U + shape + ed

The meaning is directly recoverable from the letter name U plus the adjective shaped, with no special semantic shift.

Etymology

U-shaped comes from the letter U, which looks like a rounded 'cup' or 'bowl', so people call anything with that same curved form U-shaped.