SHAPE

Acronym for Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, situated near Mons, Belgium, and the headquarters of NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR).

shape

Form of an object, defined by its outline. Plane shapes are two-dimensional; solid shapes are three-dimensional.

shape

In art, a two-dimensional area defined by a clear border or outline; it is one of the formal art elements. Shapes have only height and width, and can be set off by the other formal art elements. Shape is closely linked to form, a three-dimensional shape; for example, one side of a pyramidal form is a triangular shape. Like form, shapes can be organic (irregular, free-flowing, and recalling the natural world) or geometric (regular, rigid, and suggestive of artificial structures).

Geometric shapes include circles, rectangles, or hexagons; organic shapes include two-dimensional representations of flowers, clouds, waves, and animals.