American English pronunciation
How to pronounce curve
IPA transcription: ['kɚv]
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Noun
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the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
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a line on a graph representing data
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a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
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curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
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the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
Verb
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turn sharply; change direction abruptly
“The car cut to the left at the intersection”
“The motorbike veered to the right”
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form an arch or curve
“her back arches”
“her hips curve nicely”
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extend in curves and turns
“The road winds around the lake”
“the path twisted through the forest”
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form a curl, curve, or kink
“the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling”
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bend or cause to bend
“He crooked his index finger”
“the road curved sharply”
Usage examples
- Race dogs run around a curve.
- Suppose, as before, that the curve "A" tends to infinity.
- The Lenstra elliptic curve factorization is named after Hendrik Lenstra.
- In other words, three Koch curves make a Koch snowflake.
- The strange horseman drew an enormous, curved sword from a scabbard mounted on his saddle.
- French "baudelaire" could now refer to a curved, single-edged hewing knife.
- It is a long bone, prism-shaped and slightly curved longitudinally.
- The road enters a larger forest and curves back east later.
- Tailorbirds have short rounded wings, short tails, strong legs and long curved bills.
- Normally it is done with a small surface bar or sometimes a curved barbell.