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W-shaped

W-shaped

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Shaped like the letter W
  • adjective
: en forma de W
  • Due to the unique geography, the river took a W-shaped course through the valley.

Examples

  • She wore a necklace with a W-shaped pendant for good luck.

  • The architect designed a W-shaped building that stood out on the skyline.

  • The new building has a W-shaped design.

  • Look at that W-shaped cloud in the sky!

  • The architect designed a unique W-shaped building that stood out in the city skyline.

  • The garden featured a W-shaped pathway that led visitors through a beautiful landscape.

  • She pointed to a W-shaped rock formation where the hikers planned to rest.

Surface Forms

W-shaped positive

Morphology

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

The structure is a compound of a letter name and 'shaped' (derived from 'shape' + -ed), and the meaning 'having the form of the letter W' is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word W-shaped comes from the letter W and the word shaped. The letter W looks like two joined 'V's or two 'U's, so something W-shaped has a zigzag form like the letter.