Meanings
comparative more U-shaped · superlative most U-shaped
- Shaped like the letter U: bent such that two ends are parallel, or having a cross-section similar in appearance to a broad U.
a U-shaped valley
1 more example
https://web.archive.org/web/20070809020213/http://www.nps.gov/archive/olym/uv.htm, After the ice melts away, the valley appears U-shaped.
Synonyms: hyoid
- metonymicallyCharacterized by traits whose graphing produces curves with that shape.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveShaped like the letter U: bent such that two ends are parallel, or having a cross-section similar in appearance to a broad U.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveshaped in the form of the letter U
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Danish U-formet
- U-formetshaped like the letter U
Dutch U-vormig
- U-vormigshaped like the letter U
German u-förmig, U-förmig
- u-förmigshaped like the letter U
- U-förmigshaped like the letter U
Irish U-chruthach
- U-chruthachshaped like the letter U
Norwegian Bokmål U-formet
- U-formetshaped like the letter U
Polish w kształcie litery U
- w kształcie litery Ushaped like the letter U
Russian П-образный
- П-образный (P-obraznyj)shaped like the letter U
Cite this entry
U-shaped. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/U-shaped
“U-shaped.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/U-shaped. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “U-shaped,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/U-shaped.
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