25+ Geometric shapes names and pictures PDF. Here is the list of most common and well known geometric shapes with their pictures, definitions and examples. You must have an idea about these shapes. There is a vast use of these common shapes. You can learn this complete lesson and download PDF at the end.
Geometric shapes names and pictures
Ellipse
Cube
Cylinder
Star
Heptagon
Hexagon
Crescent
Pyramid
Right triangle
Parallelogram
Rhombus
Rectangular
Rectangular Prism
Octagon
Cone
Triangle
Scalene triangle
Arrow
Square
Pentagon
Trapezoid
Circle
Oval
Decagon
Heart
Cross
Geometric shapes names and pictures with Definitions
- Ellipse
In easy way we can describe the ellipse as “It is a circle that is stretched to make an oval shape. But remember that every oval is not ellipse.”
- Cube
It is a solid or hollow three dimensional shape which is contained by six squares.
- Cylinder
It is a geometric figure with circular cross section and straight parallel sides.
- Star
This geometrical shape is due to the idea of stars that shine in the sky. You can make 5 or 6 corner star.
- Heptagon
A geometrical plane figure that have seven straight sides and angles is known as heptagon.
- Hexagon
A geometrical plane figure that have six straight sides and angles is known as hexagon.
- Crescent
It is moon like curve shape. It looks like waning moon.
- Pyramid
It is mountain like geometrical shape in which all the sloping sides meet at the same point at top.
- Right triangle
A triangular shape having one angle of 90 degree is known as the triangle.
- Parallelogram
A parallelogram is a quadrilateral with opposite sides parallel (and therefore opposite angles equal).
- Rhombus
It is a four equal sides parallelogram having equal opposite acute and obtuse angles.
- Rectangle
A Plane geometrical shape having opposite sides of same length and all the angles are of 90 degree is known as the rectangle.
- Octagon
A plane geometrical figure that have 8 sides is known as the octagon.
- Triangle
A plane geometrical figure that have three sides and three angles.
- Arrow
This shape is used to show position, direction or location.
- Square
A geometrical plane shape that have all the four sides same and at same angles.
- Pentagon
A plane shape that have five sides is known as the pentagon.
- Trapezoid
A quadrilateral with only two parallel sides. The length of two opposite sides is same and other two are of different length.
- Circle
It is a plane shape that have all the boundary points at equal distance from a single fixed point at the center.
- Oval
It is the stretched circle to one side.
- Decagon
A plane geometrical shape having 10 sides is known as the decagon.
- Heart
It is the shape that is used to represent the plane shape of human heart.
- Cross
It’s like sign of multiplication.
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