spoon-shaped
3.5
A shape that is like a spoon with a round shallow hollow
- adjective
- /spuːnʃeɪpt/
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en forma de cuchara
- Subsequent leaves are spoon-shaped, followed by leaves that are divided down the middle or bifurcated.
- spoon-shaped leaves
Examples
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Another similar design is the spoon-shaped pool, which differs from the hopper bottom in that curved rather than straight walls converge toward the middle.
Academic text (2004) -
These are followed by spoon-shaped leaves and finally bilobed adult leaves that resemble the juvenile leaves of Marsilea.
Academic text (1996) -
The bird had a distinctive, spoon-shaped bill that made it easy to catch fish.
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In the recipe, you'll need a spoon-shaped mold to create the dessert's unique form.
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The artist created a spoon-shaped sculpture that was both elegant and functional.
Synonyms
concave
vsspoon-shaped
5
5.2
Curved inward like the inside of a bowl or spoon
is more specific, referring to a scooped utensil shape rather than any inward curve
9.9
Shaped like a spoon
adds that the shape is typically rounded with an inward curve
How Concave
Surface Forms
spoon-shaped positive
Morphology
Etymology
Spoon-shaped combines spoon (a 'small, round bowl for eating') and shaped (meaning 'made like'), so it describes something that is rounded and concave like a spoon.