SPL Shapes
SPL SHAPE |
SPL SHAPE DEFINITION |
Silhouette Example |
Code |
BULLET |
The shape of a cylinder when viewing the capsule from a
point perpendicular to its longest side, with a point at one end. The bullet
shape is synonymous with torpedo shape |
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C48335 |
CAPSULE |
The shape of a capsule when viewing the capsule from a point
perpendicular to its longest side. The capsule shape is reserved for
two-part capsules and banded two-part capsules. Tablets with a capsule shape
or a one part capsules (e.g., soft gelatin capsules that are filled with a
liquid) should be classified under OVAL. |
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C48336 |
CLOVER |
The stylized shape, of clover, having three or four leaves
with or without the stem. |
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C48337 |
DIAMOND |
The shape has four distinct sides making a parallelogram
with two inner obtuse angles and two inner acute angles. A square with
diagonal imprinting is not a diamond, but rather, a square. See also SQUARE. |
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C48338 |
DOUBLE CIRCLE |
The shape of two circles joined together, and usually
overlapping. |
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C48339 |
FREEFORM |
The shape does not have 3 or more distinct sides and is not
one of the listed shapes. Examples include, but are not limited to,
airplane, apple, cartoon characters, heart, kidney, shield, and train
shapes. |
|
C48340 |
GEAR |
The two dimensional shape of a toothed wheel of a machine
part. |
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C48341 |
HEPTAGON (7 sided) |
The shape has seven distinct sides. The sides may be
straight or slightly curved. It can either be regular (interior angles are
equal and its sides are equal in length) or irregular (interior angles are
not equal and/or its sides are not equal in length). |
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C48342 |
HEXAGON (6 sided) |
The shape has six distinct sides. The sides may be straight
or slightly curved. It can either be regular (interior angles are equal and
its sides are equal in length) or irregular (interior angles are not equal
and/or its sides are not equal in length). |
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C48343 |
OCTAGON (8 sided) |
The shape has eight distinct sides. The sides may be
straight or slightly curved. It can either be regular (interior angles are
equal and its sides are equal in length) or irregular (interior angles are
not equal and/or its sides are not equal in length). |
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C48344 |
OVAL |
The shape of either an oval or an ellipse. See also TEAR. |
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C48345 |
PENTAGON (5 sided) |
The shape has five distinct sides. The sides may be straight
or slightly curved. It can either be regular (interior angles are equal and
its sides are equal in length) or irregular (interior angles are not equal
and/or its sides are not equal in length). |
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C48346 |
RECTANGLE |
The shape has four distinct sides and four right angles but
is not a square. |
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C48347 |
ROUND |
The shape
of a circle. Spherical shapes are called round because their two
dimensional projections are round. |
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C48348 |
SEMI-CIRCLE |
The shape of half of a circle or half of an oval. This shape
is also used for shapes similar to the letter D or the letter U. Any letter
D or U that is either embossed or debossed onto the surface of a dosage form
is not used in determining the shape of that dosage form. |
|
C48349 |
SQUARE |
The shape has four distinct and equal sides with four right
angles. The sides may be straight or slightly curved. A square tilted at a
45 degree angle so that the diagonals run vertical and horizontal is not a
diamond, but rather, a square. See also DIAMOND. |
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C48350 |
TEAR |
The stylized shape of a tear or drop of water. It differs
from an oval because one end is clearly larger than the other. It is
synonymous with the shapes egg, pear, and almond. See also oval. |
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C48351 |
TRAPEZOID |
The shape has four distinct sides. The sides may be straight
or slightly curved. Only two of the sides are parallel. |
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C48352 |
TRIANGLE |
The shape has three distinct sides. The sides may be
straight or slightly curved. It can either be regular (interior angles are
equal and its sides are equal in length) or irregular (interior angles are
not equal and/or its sides are not equal in length). |
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C48353 |