12 Weird Shapes You See Frequently But Probably Didn't Know Have Real Names
We learn all sorts of shapes in grade school, things like square, circle, triangle and the rest. But did you know there are plenty more? And you probably see theme very day and never even realized it.
Simply, a balbis is a capital "H." In mathematical terms it's defined as a shape consisting of a single line that is ended by a second line at each end, both of which are right angles to the first line.
(Yeah, it's a little confusing, just go with capital "H.")
Technically, what we know as a "ring shape." It's the space between two concentric circles.
This nine-pointed star is also known as the "Star of Goliath."
If the gang of "Hey, Arnold" was a little more intellectual, they might call Arnold "Vesica Piscis Head" (it doesn't have quite the same ring to it, really). The Vesica Piscis is the shape you get when you overlay two circles, the center of a venn diagram.
The eight points on this star are meant to represent the eight types of wealth provided by the goddess Lakshmi.
The "infinity symbol" is technically two loops that meet at a central point.
The seven pointed star that is on both the flags of Australia and the Cherokee Nation is known as the Heptagram.
Nonagon is a little known shape that have nine sides to them.
Essentially the spork of the shape world, the Squircle is a square with rounded edges, like a circle.
A triangle that has some curved sides, named after German engineer Franz Reuleaux.
Known as the "trefoil knot," the triquetra is a staple in both Celtic and early Christian art.
Although the stadium may look like somewhere where sports or played, it technically means a rectangle with a pair of semi-circles on each end.