round shape

/raʊnd ʃeɪp/

Other forms: round shapes

Definitions of round shape

1. noun

   a shape that is curved and without sharp angles
   types:

   bulb

   anything with a round shape resembling a teardrop

   cone, cone shape, conoid

   a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point

   disc, disk, saucer

   something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate

   coil, curl, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, roll, scroll, whorl

   a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

   convolution, swirl, vortex, whirl

   the shape of something rotating rapidly

   ellipsoid of revolution, spheroid

   a shape that is generated by rotating an ellipse around one of its axes

   sphere

   a three-dimensional closed surface such that every point on the surface is equidistant from the center

   sphere

   a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses)

   cylinder

   a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line

   toroid, torus

   a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle

   rim

   the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object

   tendril

   something long, light, slender, and often curling

   brake drum, drum

   a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes

   core, magnetic core

   (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories

   shank

   cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill

   shank

   cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head

   shank, stem

   cylinder forming a long narrow part of something

   intervertebral disc, intervertebral disk

   a fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two)

   stalactite

   a cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave

   stalagmite

   a cylinder of calcium carbonate projecting upward from the floor of a limestone cave

   corolla

   (botany) the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth

   calyx

   (botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green

   conglobation, conglomeration

   a rounded spherical form

   funnel, funnel shape

   a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends

   ball, globe, orb

   an object with a spherical shape

   barrel, drum

   a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends

   pipe, tube

   a hollow cylindrical shape

   bead, drop, pearl

   a shape that is spherical and small

   dot, point

   a very small circular shape

   verticil

   a whorl of leaves growing around a stem

   type of:

   form, shape

   the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance