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curve::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | curved shape |
| Type of | line |
| Has types | arc, undulation, wave, twist, arch, bell, bell-shaped curve, bell shape, bend, bow, campana, catenary, closed curve, crescent, crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle, crook, crotchet, cupid's bow, envelope, extrados, gaussian curve, gaussian shape, gooseneck, helix, hook, intrados, lemniscate, line roulette, meander, normal curve, perversion, quadric, quadric surface, roulette, s-shape, scallop, sinuosity, sinuousness, spiral, turn |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | curl, kink |
| Type of | change surface |
curve::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bend |
| Type of | section, segment |
| Has types | hairpin bend, blind curve, blind bend, elbow |
| Derivation | curvey, curvy |
curve::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | curvature |
| Type of | conformation, shape, configuration, form, contour |
| Has types | curliness, straightness, waviness |
| Derivation | curvey, curvy |
curve::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bender, breaking ball, curve ball |
| Type of | delivery, pitch |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | line |
| Has types | regression curve, regression line |
Examples of curve
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If life throws you a curve, you can always make changes, whether small or large.
From the abcnews.go.com
Rocky cliffs curve around the bay, making it feel like a secret hidden paradise.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The Oakland left-hander's curve ball was flat and his fastball didn't move much.
From the sacbee.com
Following the curve of the fruit cut the skin and pith off the orange in panels.
From the kansas.com
Draw in the navel, keeping the lower back strong and maintain its natural curve.
From the theepochtimes.com
Its 19 ribs have the curve of a wave or, some say, represent a whale's skeleton.
From the nzherald.co.nz
On the last curve it was getting a bit slippery but we managed to bring it home.
From the independent.co.uk
Here clothes are fashioned to make the very best of every curve, bump and bulge.
From the newscientist.com
Everywhere the sculpted Hyundai Sonata has a curve, the Kia Optima has an angle.
From the latimes.com
- Swerve: turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
- The trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
- A line on a graph representing data
- Wind: extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake"; "the path twisted through the forest"
- A pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
- Arch: form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"
- In mathematics, a curve is, generally speaking, an object similar to a line (geometry) but which is not required to be straight. Often curves in two-dimensional (plane curves) or three-dimensional (space curves) Euclidean space are of interest.
- Curve is the second studio album by Canadian country music group Doc Walker. The album was nominated for Country Recording of the Year at the 2003 Juno Awards.
- Curve was an English music group formed in 1990 chiefly around the collaboration of singer/songwriter Toni Halliday and bassist/guitarist/programmer Dean Garcia.
