shapes have metaphorical names, i.e., their names are metaphors: these shapes are named after a most common object that has it. For example, "U-shape"...

rods (learning aid) Geometric shape Geometric Shapes (Unicode block) Glossary of shapes with metaphorical names List of symbols Pattern Blocks (learning...

Recession shapes or recovery shapes are used by economists to describe different types of recessions and their subsequent recoveries. There is no specific...

natural shapes vary. There is also clear evidence that shapes guide human attention. Area Glossary of shapes with metaphorical names Lists of shapes Shape factor...

Cassini oval Oval of Booth Superellipse Taijitu Tomoe Magatama List of triangle topics List of circle topics Glossary of shapes with metaphorical names...

language in essence as metaphorical. The etymology of a word may uncover a metaphorical usage which has since become obscured with persistent use - such...

This glossary of chess explains commonly used terms in chess, in alphabetical order. Some of these terms have their own pages, like fork and pin. For...

The following is a glossary of traditional English-language terms used in the three overarching cue sports disciplines: carom billiards referring to the...

compared it with some abstract shapes in the final scenes of Stanley Kubrick's film 2001: A Space Odyssey. It is named after Ramiel, the angel of thunder...

Hebrew name represents the unique essence of the object. This reflects the belief that the universe is created through the metaphorical speech of God, as...

hence general names, and these general names , without any metaphorical effort, become applicable to a large number of new objects, and are afterwards called...

conventional and indoor. Some of these terms are also in use in Canadian football; for a list of terms unique to that code, see Glossary of Canadian football. 0–9...

unwanted material that is rejected or thrown out; debris; litter; metaphorically: bad human output, such as a weak argument or a poorly written novel...

in the range of visual perception referred to as scotopic vision. The emotional response to darkness has generated metaphorical usages of the term in many...

This is the glossary of Shinto, including major terms on the subject. Words followed by an asterisk (*) are illustrated by an image in one of the photo...

refers to violations of the convexity assumptions of elementary economics. Basic economics textbooks concentrate on consumers with convex preferences (that...

schools of thought, Shia Islam further developed in two separate directions: the metaphorical Ismāʿīlī group focusing on the mystical path and nature of God...

front door areas. powdered sugar (UK: icing sugar) rain check used metaphorically to indicate that the person cannot accept the current invitation but...

economic agent with convex preferences prefers combinations of goods over having a lot of any one sort of good; this represents a kind of diminishing marginal...

incarnation of God, no "Son of God", etc.) but a power behind all aspects of the universe, only knowable through his creation, signs in nature, metaphorical stories...

through the Yogacāra concept of the alaya consciousness. The technical term used in the AMF which functions as a metaphorical synonym for interpenetration...

shift, the word peranakan has come to be used as a "metaphorical" adjective that has the meaning of "locally born but non-indigenous". In Indonesian, it...

image consists of four concentric circles, held by Yama, the lord of Death, with an image of the Buddha pointing to the moon metaphorically representing...

tinkering which merely modifies an existing arrangement. The term is used metaphorically to describe inventive philosophy, theories, and practices in business...

The wide breadth of expressive possibilities ranges from metaphorical uses of seismic issues, to the more straightforward exposure of seismic technology...

machines will result when the metaphorical golden spike is driven uniting the two efforts." AI winter was first used as the title of a seminar on the subject...

Shia khums. Sawm: Nizaris and Musta'lis believe in both a metaphorical and literal meaning of fasting. Hajj: For Ismailis, this means visiting the imām...

Dictionary and Glossary. Vol. 2 (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Baker Voorheis and Co. p. 620. Retrieved 21 March 2010. Rudolf Kühnapfel, assassin of Andreas Stanislaus...

Lowachee, Karin (2003). "Space, symbols, and synth-rock imbue the metaphoric musical world of 30 Seconds To Mars". Mars Dust. Mysterian Media. Archived from...

entirely metaphorical. Critics as well as Burke have debated whether this theory is literal or metaphorical. Because of the complexity and extension of Burke's...