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
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