Glossary of Shapes With Metaphorical Names - Numbers and Letters

Numbers and Letters

• Figure 8, the shape that resembles the numeral 8, symbol for infinity when laid on its side
• A-shape, the shape that resembles the capital letter A
  • A-Frame, the shape of a common structure that resembles the capital letter A
  • A-Frame house, a common style of house construction
  • A-shirt
• C-shape, the shape that resembles the capital letter C
• D-shape, the shape that resembles the capital letter D
  • D-ring
• Deltoid, the shape that resembles the Greek capital letter Δ
  • Deltahedron
  • Deltoid muscle
  • River delta
• E-shape, the shape that resembles the capital letter E
  • Magnetic cores of transformers may be E-shaped
  • A number of notable buildings have an E-shaped floorplan
• H-shape, the shape that resembles the capital letter H
  • H-beam, a beam with H-shaped section
  • Goals in several sports (gridiron football (old style), Gaelic football, rugby, hurling) are described as "H-shaped"
• I-shape, the shape that resembles the capital letter I in a serif font, i.e., with horizontal strokes
  • I-beam, a beam with an I-shaped section
  • The court in the Mesoamerican ballgame is I-shaped
• J-shape, the shape that resembles the capital letter J
• K-shape, the shape that resembles the capital letter K
  • K Turn
• L-shape, the shape that resembles the capital letter L
  • The L-Shaped Room
  • L game
  • L-shaped recession
• N-shape, the shape that resembles the capital letter N (interchangeable with the Z-shape)
• O-shape, the shape that resembles the capital letter O
  • O-ring
• P-shape, the shape that resembles the capital letter P
  • P-trap, a P-shaped pipe under a sink or basin
• S-shape, the shape that resembles the capital letter S
  • The sigmoid colon, an S-shaped bend in the human intestine
• T-shape, the shape that resembles the capital letter T
  • T junction
  • T-shaped (chemistry)
  • T-shaped skills, a format for résumés
  • T-shirt
• U-shape, the shape that resembles the capital letter U
  • U-shaped valley
  • U-turn
  • U-shaped recession
• Hyoid, the shape that resembles the Greek letter υ
  • Hyoid bone
• V-shape, the shape that resembles the letter V, also known as the Chevron (which includes the inverted-V shape)
  • V-shaped valley
  • V-shaped recession
  • V-shaped body - Male human body shape with broad shoulders.
  • V-shaped passage grave
  • V sign
• W-shape, the shape that resembles the capital letter W
  • W-shaped recession
• X-shape, the shape that resembles the letter X
• Chiasm, crossings that resemble the Greek letter Χ
  • Chiasmus
  • Chiastic structure
  • Optic chiasm
• Y-shape, the shape that resembles the letter Y
  • Y-front briefs