# form (shape)

The shape of the window, as opposed to whatever is occupying it.

- Computed level: L9 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: form

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [window](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-window.range), [boundary](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-boundary.limit), [parameter](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-parameter.condition), [narrow](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-narrow.spatial)

**Through:** self-model.reflexive

**Novel properties:**
- shape
- contour
- configuration

## Examples
- The circular aperture of the Arecibo Telescope limited incoming signals to a 305-meter diameter, regardless of atmospheric distortion. [physics] *(physics)*
- The rigid petri dish boundary confines bacterial growth to a 10 cm diameter colony shape, independent of nutrient diffusion. [biology] *(biology)*
- The frame of the Panama Canal locks maintains a fixed 33.6-meter width, defining the maximum ship form that can transit. [engineering] *(engineering)*

## Used by
- [bar](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-bar.structure) (L10)
- [body](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-body.physical) (L10)
- [cognitive](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-cognitive.mental) (L20)
- [display](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-display.visual) (L10)
- [edition](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-edition.publication) (L11)
- [england](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-england.political) (L17)
- [files](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-files.digital) (L10)
- [frozen](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-frozen.state) (L18)
- [hill](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-hill.geographic) (L10)
- [key](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-key.tool) (L10)
- [land](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-land.geography) (L10)
- [log](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-log.material) (L13)
- [noun](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-noun.language) (L10)
- [rock](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-rock.material) (L14)
- [sand](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-sand.material) (L10)
- [scaffold](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-scaffold.temporary) (L15)
- [star](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-star.celestial) (L20)
- [thread](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-thread.material) (L18)

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-form.shape*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-form.shape.json*  
*Every definition provably resolves to space, time, energy and pattern.*