"S-shaped" meaning in English

See S-shaped in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more S-shaped [comparative], most S-shaped [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} S-shaped (comparative more S-shaped, superlative most S-shaped)
  1. shaped like the letter S Categories (topical): Shapes Synonyms: sigmoid, sigmoidal Related terms: A-shaped - B-shaped - C-shaped - D-shaped - E-shaped - F-shaped - G-shaped - H-shaped - I-shaped - J-shaped - K-shaped - L-shaped - M-shaped - N-shaped - O-shaped - P-shaped - Q-shaped - R-shaped - S-shaped - T-shaped - U-shaped - V-shaped - W-shaped - X-shaped - Y-shaped - Z-shaped Translations (shaped like the letter S): 蛇形 (shéxíng) (Chinese Mandarin), S-formet (Danish), S:n muotoinen (Finnish), S-kirjaimen muotoinen (Finnish), s-förmig (German), în formă de S (Romanian)
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    {
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      "sense": "shaped like the letter S",
      "word": "S-kirjaimen muotoinen"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "shaped like the letter S",
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