S: (n) form (form%1:09:00::), shape (shape%1:09:00::), pattern (pattern%1:09:00::) (a perceptual structure) "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them"
S: (n) shape (shape%1:03:00::), form (form%1:03:00::) (the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance) "geometry is the mathematical science of shape"
S: (n) form (form%1:10:02::) (an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse) "the essay was in the form of a dialogue"; "he first sketches the plot in outline form"
S: (n) form (form%1:07:03::) (a particular mode in which something is manifested) "his resentment took the form of extreme hostility"
S: (n) phase (phase%1:26:00::), form (form%1:26:00::) ((physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary) "the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system"