form into a curve, bend; turn
line that is not straight, continuously bending line; bend, turn (in a road)
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Curve Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Curve Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. i.)
To bend or turn gradually from a given direction; as, the road curves to the right.
To bend or turn gradually from a given direction; as, the road curves to the right.
(a.)
To bend; to crook; as, to curve a line; to curve a pipe; to cause to swerve from a straight course; as, to curve a ball in pitching it.
To bend; to crook; as, to curve a line; to curve a pipe; to cause to swerve from a straight course; as, to curve a ball in pitching it.
(a.)
Bent without angles; crooked; curved; as, a curve line; a curve surface.
Bent without angles; crooked; curved; as, a curve line; a curve surface.
(a.)
A line described according to some low, and having no finite portion of it a straight line.
A line described according to some low, and having no finite portion of it a straight line.
(a.)
A bending without angles; that which is bent; a flexure; as, a curve in a railway or canal.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA bending without angles; that which is bent; a flexure; as, a curve in a railway or canal.
curve
\curve\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. curved (k?rvd); p. pr. & vb. n. curving.] [l. curvare., fr. curvus. see curve, a., curb.] to bend; to crook; as, to curve a line; to curve a pipe; to cause to swerve from a straight course; as, to curve a ball in pitching it.
curve
\curve\ (kûrv), a. [l. curvus bent, curved. see cirb.] bent without angles; crooked; curved; as, a curve line; a curve surface.
curve
\curve\, n. [see curve, a., cirb.]
1. a bending without angles; that which is bent; a flexure; as, a curve in a railway or canal.
2. (geom.) a line described according to some low, and having no finite portion of it a straight line.
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osculating circle of a curve
regression curve
transcendental curve
curve tracing
caustic curve
curve or surface
skew curve
axis of a curve
loxodromic curve
algebraic curve
learning curve
muscle curve
class of a curve
center of curvature of a curve
dioptric curve
isolated point of a curve
curve-veined
trigonometrical curve
curve of pursuit
curve ball
curve of sines
curve of quickest descent
organic description of a curve
laffer curve
plane curve
singular point in a curve
expansion curve
deficiency of a curve
exponential curve
elastic curve
bathtub curve
bezier curve
equation of a curve
vertex of a curve
diametral curve
the flexure of a curve
intrinsic equation of a curve
twisted curve
logarithmic curve
reverse curve
geometrical curve
Camen = n. a whirl, a curve
Crwcau = v. to bow, to curve
Crymder = n. a bend, a curve
Crymu = v. to bow; to curve
Dolystumio = v. to curve
Gwragenu = v. to rib; to curve
Ystum = n. a bend, a curve; shape fashion, gait
Noun
1. the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
(synonym) curved shape
(antonym) straight line
(hypernym) line
(hyponym) normal curve, bell-shaped curve, Gaussian curve, Gaussian shape
(derivation) swerve, sheer, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut
2. a line on a graph representing data
(hypernym) line
(hyponym) regression line, regression curve
(part-holonym) graph, graphical record
3. a baseball thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter
(synonym) curve ball, breaking ball, bender
(hypernym) pitch, delivery
4. the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
(synonym) curvature
(hypernym) shape, form, configuration, contour, conformation
(hyponym) curliness
(derivation) arch, arc
5. curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
(synonym) bend
(hypernym) section, segment
(hyponym) blind curve, blind bend
(part-holonym) road, route
(derivation) curl, kink
(classification) river
Verb
1. turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
(synonym) swerve, sheer, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut
(hypernym) turn
(hyponym) peel off
(derivation) curved shape
2. extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake"
(synonym) wind
(hypernym) be
(hyponym) circumvolute
(derivation) curvature
3. form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"
(synonym) arch, arc
(hypernym) bend, flex
(hyponym) camber
(derivation) curvature
4. bend or cause to bend; "He crooked his index finger"; "the road curved sharply"
(synonym) crook
(hypernym) bend, flex
(hyponym) recurve
(derivation) curvature
5. form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"
(synonym) curl, kink
(hypernym) change surface
(entail) flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
(derivation) bend
Curve Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
Curve Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
In mathematics, a curve (also called a curved line in older texts) is, generally speaking, an object similar to a line but which is not required to be straight. This entails that a line is a special case of curve, namely a curve with null curvature. Often curves in two-dimensional (plane curves) or three-dimensional (space curves) Euclidean space are of interest.
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Curve Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
A pitch that moves down, across, or down and across, depending upon the rotation of the ball.
Ball that breaks from right to left (for right-handers) in a huge arc (and vice-versa for lefties).
Curve Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
