curve in English dictionary

  • curve

    Meanings and definitions of "curve"

    • (obsolete) Bent without angles; crooked; curved.
    • A gentle bend, such as in a road.
    • A simple figure containing no straight portions and no angles; a curved line.
    • (analytic geometry) A continuous map from a one-dimensional space to a multidimensional space.
    • (geometry) A one-dimensional figure of non-zero length; the graph of a continuous map from a one-dimensional space.
    • (algebraic geometry) An algebraic curve; a polynomial relation of the planar coordinates.
    • (topology) A one-dimensional continuum.
    • (informal, usually in plural curves) The attractive shape of a woman's body.
    • (transitive) To bend; to crook.
    • (transitive) To cause to swerve from a straight course.
    • (intransitive) To bend or turn gradually from a given direction.
    • adjective
      (obsolete)
      Bent without angles; crooked; curved.
    • noun
      A gentle bend, such as in a road.
    • noun
      A simple figure containing no straight portions and no angles; a curved line.
    • noun
      A grading system based on the scale of performance of a group used to normalize a right-skewed grade distribution (with more lower scores) into a bell curve, so that more can receive higher grades, regardless of their actual knowledge of the subject.
    • noun
      (analytic geometry)
      A continuous map from a one-dimensional space to a multidimensional space.
    • noun
      (geometry)
      A one-dimensional figure of non-zero length; the graph of a continuous map from a one-dimensional space.
    • noun
      (algebraic geometry)
      An algebraic curve; a polynomial relation of the planar coordinates.
    • noun
      (topology)
      A one-dimensional continuum.
    • noun
      (informal, chiefly in the plural)
      The attractive shape of a woman's body.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To bend; to crook.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To cause to swerve from a straight course.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To bend or turn gradually from a given direction.
    • verb
      To grade on a curve (bell curve of a normal distribution).
    • In DirectMusic, a continuous series of events with a start and end value, such as volume fade.
    • Set of points that form an one-dimensional and continuous object
    • A term indicating the curvature of an arc.
    • gentle bend
    • geometry: one-dimensional figure
    • informal: usually in plural: attractive features of a woman
    • informal: attractive shape of a woman's body
    • bend, crook
    • bend or turn gradually from a given direction
    • noun
      a line on a graph representing data
    • noun
      a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
    • noun
      curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
    • noun
      the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
    • noun
      the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
    • verb
      bend or cause to bend; "He crooked his index finger"; "the road curved sharply"
    • verb
      extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake"; "the path twisted through the forest"
    • verb
      form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"
    • verb
      form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"
    • verb
      turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"

    Synonyms of "curve" in English dictionary

    trend, form, configuration are the top synonyms of "curve" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "curve" in English dictionary

    straight line is the antonym of "curve" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of curve

    • lp  liczba pojedyncza curve; lm  liczba mnoga curves
    • curve ( third-person singular simple present curves, present participle curving, simple past and past participle curved)
    • curve ( plural  curves)
    • curve (third-person singular simple present curves, present participle curving, simple past and past participle curved)
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