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Word: curve (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Adjective:

  • obsolete Bent without angles; crooked; curved.

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Noun:

  • A gentle bend, such as in a road.
  • alggeom An algebraic curve; a polynomial relation of the planar coordinates.
  • analyticgeom A continuous map from a one-dimensional space to a multidimensional space.
  • A simple figure containing no straight portions and no angles; a curved line.
  • geometry A one-dimensional figure of non-zero length; the graph of a continuous map from a one-dimensional space.
  • (''informal, usually in plural'' '''curves''') The attractive shape of a woman's body.
  • topology A one-dimensional continuum.

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Verb:

  • intransitive To bend or turn gradually from a given direction.
  • transitive To bend; to crook.
  • transitive To cause to swerve from a straight course.

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