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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Famous quotes containing the words numbers and/or letters:
“Old age equalizes—we are aware that what is happening to us has happened to untold numbers from the beginning of time. When we are young we act as if we were the first young people in the world.”
—Eric Hoffer (1902–1983)
“This is the Night Mail crossing the Border,
Bringing the cheque and the postal order,
Letters for the rich, letters for the poor,
The shop at the corner, the girl next door.”
—W.H. (Wystan Hugh)