U-shaped

Examples

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• 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

Morphology

Etymology