curve
- 1) noun, a continuously bending line that has no straight parts
- 2) noun, something that curves or is curved, such as a bend in a road or the contour of a woman's body
- 3) noun, the act or extent of curving; curvature
- 4) noun, maths a) a system of points whose coordinates satisfy a given equation; a locus of points b) the graph of a function with one independent variable
- 5) noun, a line representing data, esp statistical data, on a graph
- 6) noun, ahead of or behind the curve ahead of or behind the times; ahead of or behind schedule
- 7) noun, short for French curve
- 8) verb, to take or cause to take the shape or path of a curve; bend ▷ See also sinuous
Etymology
C15: from Latin curvāre to bend, from curvus crooked
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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turn, turn, bend, loop, arc, curvature, camber, bend, wind, twist, bow, arch, snake, arc, coil, swerve, bent, rounded, sweeping, twist, bow, arch, arc, hump, serpentine, sinuous