Geometric interpretations of $||z||_p = 1$?

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Here $z = a + bi$, with $a, b, \in \mathbb{R}$ and $||z||_p = \sqrt[p]{|a|^p + |b|^p}$.

With $p = 1$, this is just diamond (square rotated 45 degrees) of side=$\sqrt2$ centered at the origin.

With $p = 2$, this is a circle of radius $1$ centered at the origin.

As $p \to \infty$, this is a square of side=$2$ centered at the origin.

Is there a geometric interpretation for each integer $p$?

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For each $p\ge 1$, we have $\|z\|_p=1$ so $|x|^p+|y|^p=1$. Geometrically, this is what happens as $p$ varies:

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(In the limit as $p\to\infty$, the edges sharpen to get a square.)