V-shaped

adjective

Shaped like the letter V; especially, designating one of the two major types of valley (the other being U-shaped), typically formed by flowing water.

“V-shaped recession”

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Meanings

adjectiveV-shaped (not comparable)
  1. not comparableShaped like the letter V; especially, designating one of the two major types of valley (the other being U-shaped), typically formed by flowing water.
  2. metonymicallynot comparableCharacterized by traits whose graphing produces curves with that shape.

    V-shaped recession

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveshaped in the form of the letter V

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Dutch V-vormig
  • V-vormigshaped like the letter V
Finnish V:n muotoinen
  • V:n muotoinenshaped like the letter V
German V-förmig
  • V-förmigshaped like the letter V
Cite this entry
APA

V-shaped. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/V-shaped

MLA

“V-shaped.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/V-shaped. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “V-shaped,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/V-shaped.

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