S-shape


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Noun1.S-shape - a double curve resembling the letter S
curve, curved shape - the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
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He swerved like an S-shape to get in front of the van.
Our @18th.ph pieces brought elegance and sophistication to the setup, with our S-shape table styled to perfection and filled with fresh Ecuadorean Gypsophillas.
Take each end and twist them back in on themselves in opposite directions, so you end up with an S-shape. 6.
The fort made from stones and bricks somehow still has its geometric S-Shape form and has peepholes as drawn and described by Reeves in 1899.
The trains of gorgeous gowns twisted into sweeping S-shape curves left nothing free of entanglement and the entire composition took on the appearance of never-ending rhythmic movement, restless, impatient and searching: the effect is often hypnotic.'
[2] The lines form a V-shape or fountain-like pattern over the back, S-shape or whorled pattern over the anterior and lateral aspects of the trunk, linear pattern over the extremities and waves on the vertex scalp.
Key external features include a new front grille, dual layer LED Projector headlamps, and LED signature lamp, a Floating Roof design, and LED Tail Lamps fashioned in an S-shape.
Constructed of clean lines that convey movement, the S-shape is visible in the negative white space.
At the launch of the beauty contest this week, she revealed how the condition twisted her back into an S-shape when she was growing up.
The van begins speeding at around 50mph, swerving in an S-shape and ploughing into groups of pedestrians on both sides of the road.
2 LONDON BRIDGE The night turns to terror as the van begins speeding at around 50mph, swerving in an S-shape and ploughing into groups of pedestrians on both sides of the road.