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a shape like a ‘V’
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a shape with one long upright line and one shorter line across it, used as a symbol of Christianity
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a shape like a box that is similar to a cube, but with surfaces that are rectangles, not squares
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a shape that can be repeatedly divided into parts that are smaller copies of the original shape
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a geometric shape with seven straight sides. Something in the shape of a heptagon is heptagonal.
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a geometric shape with six straight sides. Something in the shape of a hexagon is hexagonal.
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a shape with four straight sides and four 90º angles. Two of the parallel sides are longer than the other two sides.
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a shape with four straight sides in which opposite sides are of equal length and are parallel to each other
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a solid object that has a regular shape and can be cut into slices that all have the same shape. A prism usually has two or more sides shaped like a triangle.
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a shape with four straight sides of equal length and angles that are not 90°. The more usual word is diamond.
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a flat shape with three straight sides and three angles, one of which is a right angle
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a sign like a star with a lot of points, used for example in computers, on a telephone, or for marking something as important
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a star with six points formed by putting a triangle upside down on top of another triangle. It is used to represent Judaism and the state of Israel.
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a shape with four straight sides, two of which are parallel. The American word is trapezoid.
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a shape with four straight sides that are not parallel to each other. The American word is trapezium.
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