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/kɔːd/ /kɔɹd/

A straight line between two points of a curve.

"The artist carefully measured the cord between the two highest points on the curve of the mountain range in her landscape painting. "

pastoralenoun

/ˌpæs.təˈrɑː.leɪ/ /ˌpɑː.stəˈrɑː.leɪ/

One of the figures of a quadrille.

"During the quadrille dance at the historical reenactment, one of the four dancers, the pastorale, nearly tripped while executing a turn. "

vnoun

/viː/

A shape resembling the letter v

"The impact was so strong, it bent the bar into a v."

spiralsnoun

/ˈspaɪrəlz/

A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.

"The shells on the beach were beautiful spirals, each one unique in size and color. "

morningstarnoun

/ˈmɔːrnɪŋˌstɑːr/ /ˈmɔːrnɪŋstɑːr/

Lucifer, Satan, the devil.

"The priest warned the congregation against the temptations of the morningstar, which seeks to lead people astray. "

curlsnoun

/kɜːrlz/ /kɝːlz/

A curved stroke or shape.

"The fancy writing on the wedding invitation had lots of decorative curls. "

flyweightsnoun

/ˈflaɪˌweɪts/

(adjectival use) Small, light or unimportant.

""The flyweights of the committee were often overlooked when important decisions were made." "

oblongnoun

/ˈɒblɒŋ/ /ˈɔːblɒŋ/

A rectangle having length greater than width or width greater than length.

"The picture frame was an oblong shape, longer than it was wide. "

curvedadjective

/kɜːvd/ /kɝːvd/

Having a curve or curves.

"The road had a curved path around the mountain. "

torinoun

/ˈtɔːri/ /ˈtoʊri/

A topological space which is a product of two circles.

"A 4-variable Karnaugh map can be thought of, topologically, as being a torus."

cramponnoun

/ˈkɹæmpɑn/

A heraldic figure in the form of a bar bent at the ends into the form of a hook.

"The old family crest featured a silver crampon on a field of blue. "

trisectverb

/traɪsɛkt/ /trɪsɛkt/

To divide a quantity, angle etc into three equal parts

"The math problem asked us to trisect the angle into three equal sections. "

contrappostinoun

/ˌkɒntrəˈpɒsti/

The position of a figure whose hips and legs are twisted away from the direction of the head and shoulders.

"The art teacher asked the students to draw the model in contrapposti, emphasizing the slight twist in her hips and shoulders to create a more dynamic pose. "

generatricesnoun

/ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪtrɪsiːz/

A curve that, when rotated about an axis, produces a solid figure

"In geometry class, we learned that circles are the generatrices that create spheres when rotated. "

geometriesnoun

/dʒiˈɑmɪtriz/ /dʒiˈɒmɪtriz/

The observed or specified spatial attributes of an object, etc.

"The architect studied the geometries of the building's design, paying close attention to the angles and curves of the roof. "

dualnoun

/ˈdjuː.əl/ /ˈd(j)uː.əl/

Of a regular polyhedron with V vertices and F faces, the regular polyhedron having F vertices and V faces.

"The octahedron is the dual of the cube."

parallelepipednoun

/ˌpæɹəlɛlˈɛpɪpɛd/

A solid figure, having six faces, all parallelograms; all opposite faces being similar and parallel.

"A cuboid is a rectangular parallelepiped."

synecdochesnoun

/sɪˈnɛkdəkiz/ /sɪˈnɛkdəʃiz/

The use of this figure of speech.

"The English teacher explained that "wheels" referring to a car and "suits" referring to businesspeople are examples of synecdoches. "

simplexnoun

/ˈsɪmˌplɛks/

An analogue in any dimension of the triangle or tetrahedron: the convex hull of n+1 points in n-dimensional space.

"In geometry class, the teacher explained that a line segment, a triangle, and a tetrahedron are all examples of a simplex in one, two, and three dimensions, respectively. "

cubicsnoun

/ˈkjuːbɪks/

A cubic curve.

"The computer program created many interesting cubics on the screen, each one with a unique curve. "