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V-shaped

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.

Adjective

V-shaped (not comparable)

  1. 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.
  2. (metonymically) Characterized by traits whose graphing produces curves with that shape.
    • V-shaped recession

Words formed from V-shaped

Phrases with V-shaped

Questions about V-shaped

What does V-shaped mean?
V-shaped means 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.
What part of speech is V-shaped?
V-shaped is an adjective.

Words near V-shaped in the dictionary

  1. v-perfect
  2. v-perfects
  3. V-Pop
  4. v-ring
  5. v-rings
  6. V-shaped
  7. V-shaped valley
  8. V-shaped valleys
  9. V-sign
  10. V-signs
  11. V-sync

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