Different types of Shapes in Geometry:
Shape (Definition):
In geometry, a shape can be defined as the outer boundary to form of an object.
Types of Shapes:
There are mainly two types of shapes,
1. Close Shape 2. Open Shape
The close shape type again divided into the following types:
i) 2-dimensional (2-D) Shapes
ii) 3-dimensional (3-D) shapes
i) 2-dimensional (2-D) Shapes
Following is a list of two-dimensional (2-D) shapes with their names and pictures:
Name of the shape : | Picture of the shape : |
Circle | |
Semi - circle | |
Oval | |
Triangle | |
Square | |
Rectangle | |
Parallelogram | |
Rhombus | |
Trapezium | |
Kite | |
Pentagon | |
Hexagon | |
Heptagon | |
Octagon | |
Nanogon | |
Decagon |
ii) 3-dimensional (3-D) shapes
Following is a list of three-dimensional (3-D) shapes with their names and pictures:
Name of the shape : | Picture of the shape : |
Sphere | |
Cube | |
Cuboid or Rectangular Prism | |
Cone | |
Cylinder |