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W-shaped

W-shaped adjective: shaped like the letter W.

Adjective

W-shaped (not comparable)

  1. Shaped like the letter W.
  2. (metonymically) Characterized by traits whose graphing produces curves with that shape.

Words formed from W-shaped

Questions about W-shaped

What does W-shaped mean?
W-shaped means shaped like the letter W.
What part of speech is W-shaped?
W-shaped is an adjective.

Words near W-shaped in the dictionary

  1. W-bosons
  2. w-buffer
  3. w-buffering
  4. w-buffers
  5. W-League
  6. W-shaped
  7. W-shaped recession
  8. W-shaped recovery
  9. w-shingling
  10. w-shinglings
  11. W-sitting

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