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bar-shaped

bar-shaped

4.0
Shaped like a long straight metal or wooden bar
  • adjective
translation icon : en forma de barra
  • In the interest of full disclosure: I have a bar-shaped non-touch mobile and a Vista laptop.

Examples

  • And in spiral galaxies with bar-shaped bulges, the gas-rich spiral arms terminate on or near the ends of the bar, rather than circle inward to the center.

    Academic text (1995)

  • But the inventory of spiral galaxies includes many whose central regions are distinctly bar-shaped.

    Academic text (1995)

  • PHOTO (BLACK & WHITE): After: Between 1991 and 1994, a consensus emerged among astrophysicists that the galaxy's center is bar-shaped.

    Academic text (1995)

  • The LEDs would easily be visible through the skin; it's quite possible that some small backlit panels could be visible through the skin, but simple round or bar-shaped LEDs would be my choice for a watch.

    Blog text (26)

  • The chef cut the cake into bar-shaped slices for easy serving.

  • He admired the bar-shaped shelf that neatly displayed his collection of books.

  • The new smartphone features a sleek, bar-shaped design that is easy to hold.

Synonyms

rod-shaped
vsbar-shaped
1 4.4

Shaped like a long thin straight stick

has a straight flat strip shape with a flat or rectangular cross section

Antonyms

irregular
16 3.3

Not even or smooth in shape

curved
6 1.0

A shape or surface that bends smoothly without sharp angles

How Long

elongated
9 4.5
long
∞ 1.0
bar-shaped
4.0
short
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

bar-shaped positive

Morphology

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

The meaning is directly compositional: something having the shape of a bar.

Etymology

Bar-shaped comes from bar, a simple word for a long, hard strip or rod like a metal bar or a chocolate bar, and -shaped, which means 'in the shape of'. So, something bar-shaped looks like a long, straight bar.