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Colors and Shapes - Three-Dimensional Shapes

Read this lesson to learn the names of some three-dimensional shapes in English, such as "cuboid", "sphere" and "cylinder".

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solid
[noun]

(geometry) a shape that is not two-dimensional because it has height, width, and length

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cube
[noun]

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

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spheroid
[noun]

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

Ex: Molten glass is spun at high speeds to form finely detailed spheroids with uses as laboratory vessels or decorative art pieces .
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sphere
[noun]

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

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cone
[noun]

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

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cylinder
[noun]

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

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ellipsoid
[noun]

a three-dimensional shape similar to a stretched or compressed sphere

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either half of a sphere

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a solid shape made of flat sides that fit together along their edges

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(geometry) a solid figure with five flat faces

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a geometric figure with eight triangular faces, twelve edges, and six vertices

Ex: The dual of octahedron is a cube , and vice versa , forming a pair of dual polyhedra .
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a shape with nine flat sides that connect along their edges

Ex: The student constructed nonahedron model for her math project .
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a three-dimensional figure with twelve regular pentagonal faces, thirty edges, and twenty vertices

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a three-dimensional figure with twenty equilateral triangle faces, thirty edges, and twelve vertices

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a three-dimensional shape with two triangular bases connected by three rectangular faces

Ex: The playground equipment included a slide with triangular prism structure .
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a three-dimensional geometric figure with six identical rhombus-shaped faces

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a three-dimensional figure with six parallelogram faces, where each face is parallel to the opposite face

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a three-dimensional shape often seen in cooling towers, sculptures, or lampshades, known for its curved design

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a 3D shape with identical, regular polygon faces and the same number of faces meeting at each corner

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pyramid
[noun]

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

Ex: pyramid's base was a square , creating a classic geometric form .
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torus
[noun]

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

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