initialshape
nounUK /ɪˈnɪʃəl ʃeɪp/
US /ɪˈnɪʃəl ʃeɪp/
The first form or outline of something before it changes.
The initialshape of the clay was just a round ball.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The early design of a product before it is finished.
Engineers looked at the initialshape of the new toy car.
3. The basic outline used as a starting point in art.
She drew the initialshape of the tree with light pencil lines.
4. The first arrangement of parts in a pattern or structure.
The initialshape of the puzzle was a big square.