Definition: Form

Dictionary definition

The visible shape of configuration of something.

a particular way in which a thing exists or appears.

Describing words

• Shape
• 3D
• Shadows 

 The trees in this photograph have a physical form shown by the way that the sun shines on them and casts a shadow.

 The shadow of this horse shows the form of the horse as it has to have a physical form in order to cast a shadow.

 The shadow in this photograph shows that the building has a physical form as it has cast a shadow.

The light casting the shadows through the windows of the building show that it has a physical form and structure a there is a shadow because the light cannot shine through the form of the building.

My definition

Form is the shape and appearance of an object which creates a shadow.