Noms de Base - Formes

a completely round, plain shape

cercle

a shape with four equal straight sides and four right angles, each measuring 90°

carré

(geometry) a flat shape consisting of three straight sides and three angles

triangle

(geometry) a flat shape with four right angles, especially one with opposing sides that are equal and parallel to each other

rectangle

a shape that is wide in the middle and narrow at both ends

ovale

a shape with four equal, sloping straight sides, forming a point at the top and another at the bottom

diamant

a shape with five or more points, representing a star in the sky

étoile

(geometry) a round object that every point on its surface has the same distance from its center

sphère

a figure, either hollow or solid, with six equal square sides

cube

(geometry) a solid or hollow shape with two circular bases at each end and straight parallel sides

cylindre

(geometry) a three dimensional shape with a circular base that rises to a single point

cône

a solid object with a square base and four triangular sides joined to a point on the top

pyramide

a three-dimensional geometric shape with six rectangular faces, resembling a box or a rectangular prism

cuboïde, prisme rectangulaire

either half of a sphere

hémisphère

(geometry) a solid figure with flat sides and two parallel ends of the same size and shape

prisme

(geometry) any flat shape with four straight sides, the opposite sides of which are equal and parallel to each other

parallélogramme

(geometry) a flat shape with four flat sides, two of which are parallel

trapèze

a curved shape with narrow points at the ends that appears wider in the middle, like the shape of the moon in its first and last quarters

croissant de lune

a mark or an object formed by two short lines or pieces crossing each other

croix

(geometry) a curved shape or design that gradually winds around a center or axis

spirale

a four-sided shape with two pairs of equal-length adjacent sides

losange, cerf-volant

a flat geometric shape consisting of three straight sides and one right angle

triangle rectangle

(geometry) a figure with four sides and two opposite angles more than 90° and two of less than 90°

losange

(geometry) a round 3D shape like a ball that is slightly flattened at the top and bottom points

sphéroïde

any half of a circle

demi-cercle

a geometric shape with five angles and five straight sides

pentagone

(geometry) a closed shape with six straight sides and six angles

hexagone

a seven-sided plane shape consisting of seven line segments or edges that meet at seven interior angles

heptagone

(geometry) a polygon consisting of eight straight sides and eight angles

octogone

(geometry) a flat shape consisting of nine straight sides and nine angles

nonagon

(geometry) a flat polygon with ten straight sides and ten angles

décagone

a five-pointed star

pentagramme

(geometry) a flat star-shaped figure with six points that can be formed by making equilateral triangles on each side of a regular hexagon

hexagramme

(geometry) a shape that consists of a line alternating its direction to left and right

zigzag

(geometry) a flat figure consisting of eleven straight sides and eleven angles

hendécagone

(geometry) a flat figure that consists of twelve sides and twelve angles

dodécagone

a polygon with thirteen sides and thirteen angles

tridécagone

a rectangular figure that has unequal adjacent sides with arched angles

rectangle, round-edged rectangle

a solid shape resembling a donut or ring, made by spinning a circle around a line that does not cut through the circle

torus, anneau

a line or shape that is not straight and bends gradually

courbe

(mathematics) any of the pair of geometric figures such as lines or planes which do not meet or intersect

parallèle

(geometry) a closed plane curve that has two focal points

ellipse