basic shape

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basic
adjective
uk
/ˈbeɪ.sɪk/us
/ˈbeɪ.sɪk/
simple and not complicated, so able to provide the base or starting point from which something ...
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shape
noun
uk
/ʃeɪp/us
/ʃeɪp/
the particular physical form or appearance ...
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(Definition ofbasicandshapefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thus, it will not do as thebasicshapefor a trochaic.
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Another,basicshapepolymorphic operation is that of extracting the data from the shape.
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We - note that is computable, and depends only on thebasicshapefunction - (x).
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All curves had a similarbasicshapethat decreased to an asymptote.
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In constructive solid geometry, any solid object could generally be constructed from an initialbasicshapeby adding or taking away other shapes in a sequence of operations and transformations.
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We can do it ultimately, but thebasicshapeof our economy will remain unmodified for a considerable time.
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We have therefore preserved thebasicshapeof the scheme and have endeavoured to improve it as much as possible in detail.
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We must consider thebasicshapeof any legislation.
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For that reason, we are not making a legally based proposal but are marking out thebasicshapeof our ideas.
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The organelle has nobasicshapeor size; its structure varies according to the needs of the cell.
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Thebasicshapeof the heaters is a disk with each side an extremely shallow cone.
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Thebasicshapeof the pavilion has now been created.
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Intuitively, homotopy groups record information about thebasicshape, or "holes", of a topological space.
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Thisbasicshapeis then used to sculpt out the final model.
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Thebasicshapeof the crown is a full circle.
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Thebasicshapeis designed for the intersection of a major road crossing a road with much less traffic.
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Carved in the second half of the 14th century, the iconostasis has abasicshape.
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In this method, thebasicshapefunction is modified to obtain the upwinding effect.
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