___(a) Shape
�� 235 Shape is the specific inward coherence of matter and its external border in space. �� 236 Density of matter, the relation of the weight of its mass to the volume. �� 237 Brittleness. �� 238 Magnetism. �� 239 The sphere, the shape of the real absence of shape. �� 240 Cohesion. �� 241 Crystallisation. �� 242 The body retains its individual determinacy in resistance to external force.英文原著 · 《Philosophy of Nature》
At the opposite end from magnetism, which as linear spatiality and the ideal contrast of extremes is
the abstract concept of the shape, stands its abstract totality the sphere, the shape of the real
absence of shape, of fluid indeterminacy, and of the indifferent elasticity of the parts.英文原著 · 《Philosophy of Nature》
"I am not sure my magic will be able to restore every one of you, because your transformations are of such a strange and unusual character. Indeed, Mrs. Yoop was quite justified in believing no power could alter her enchantments. However, I am sure I can restore the Scarecrow to his original shape. He was stuffed with straw from the beginning, and even the yookoohoo magic could not alter that. The Giantess was merely able to make a bear's shape of a man's shape, but the bear is stuffed with straw, just as the man was. So I feel confident I can make a man of the bear again."英文原著 · 《The Tin Woodman of Oz》
Flowers - Small, white, in a long loose raceme, followed by triangular and notched (somewhat heart-shaped) pods, the valves boat-shaped and keeled. Sepals and petals 4; stamens 6; 1 pistil. Stem: 6 to 18 in. high, from a deep root. Leaves: Forming a rosette at base, 2 to 5 in. long, more or less cut (pinnatifid), a few pointed, arrow-shaped leaves also scattered along stem and partly clasping it. Preferred Habitat - Fields, roadsides, waste places. Flowering Season - Almost throughout the year.英文原著 · 《WILD FLOWERS》
Length -- 7.5 to 8 inches. About one-fifth smaller than the robin. Male -- Upper parts dull brown, streaked with lighter on edges and tinged with pink or vinaceous; darkest on back of head neck, shoulders, and nearest the tail. A few erectile feathers on either side of the head form slight tufts or horns that are wanting in female. A black mark from the base of the bill passes below the eye and ends in a horn-shaped curve on cheeks, which are yellow. Throat clear yellow. Breast has crescent shaped black patch. Underneath soiled white, with dusky spots on lower breast.英文原著 · 《Bird Neighbors》
Did you know that the iconic Valentine's heart shape Is not actually based on the shape of a human heart, But rather on the shape of the buttocks of a female bending over?美剧 · 《The Big Bang Theory》
And to prove it, she says, "The exact size and shape of these tabletops And to prove it, she says, "The exact size and shape of these tabletops演讲 · 《A powerful idea about ideas ~ Alan Kay》