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  "id": "form.shape",
  "term": "form",
  "sense": "shape",
  "pos": "noun",
  "status": "review",
  "level": 9,
  "arena": "form",
  "domain": "everyday",
  "style": "window",
  "definition": "The shape of the window, as opposed to whatever is occupying it.",
  "folk_gloss": null,
  "emergence": {
    "components": [
      "window.range",
      "boundary.limit",
      "parameter.condition",
      "narrow.spatial"
    ],
    "interaction": "self-model.reflexive",
    "novel_properties": [
      "shape",
      "contour",
      "configuration"
    ]
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "text": "The circular aperture of the Arecibo Telescope limited incoming signals to a 305-meter diameter, regardless of atmospheric distortion. [physics]",
      "domain": "physics"
    },
    {
      "text": "The rigid petri dish boundary confines bacterial growth to a 10 cm diameter colony shape, independent of nutrient diffusion. [biology]",
      "domain": "biology"
    },
    {
      "text": "The frame of the Panama Canal locks maintains a fixed 33.6-meter width, defining the maximum ship form that can transit. [engineering]",
      "domain": "engineering"
    }
  ],
  "relations": [
    {
      "id": "structure.arrangement",
      "note": "is-a",
      "type": "is-a"
    }
  ],
  "used_by": [
    "bar.structure",
    "body.physical",
    "cognitive.mental",
    "display.visual",
    "edition.publication",
    "england.political",
    "files.digital",
    "frozen.state",
    "hill.geographic",
    "key.tool",
    "land.geography",
    "log.material",
    "noun.language",
    "rock.material",
    "sand.material",
    "scaffold.temporary",
    "star.celestial",
    "thread.material"
  ],
  "forms": [
    "form",
    "formed",
    "forming",
    "forms"
  ],
  "closed": false,
  "provenance": {
    "author": "openrouter:openai/gpt-oss-120b",
    "date": "2026-07-29",
    "confidence": 0.8,
    "sources": [
      "Sample/abstract-concepts-as-ranges.md"
    ]
  },
  "canonical": "https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-form.shape"
}