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- [kurv]
- /kɜrv/
- /kɜːv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kurv]
- /kɜrv/
Definitions of curve word
- countable noun curve A curve is a smooth, gradually bending line, for example part of the edge of a circle. 3
- verb curve If something curves, or if someone or something curves it, it has the shape of a curve. 3
- verb curve If something curves, it moves in a curve, for example through the air. 3
- countable noun curve You can refer to a change in something as a particular curve, especially when it is represented on a graph. 3
- noun curve a continuously bending line that has no straight parts 3
- noun curve something that curves or is curved, such as a bend in a road or the contour of a woman's body 3
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Origin of curve
First appearance:
before 1565 One of the 32% oldest English words
1565-75; (< Middle French) < Latin curvus crooked, bent, curved
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Curve
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
curve popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
curve usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for curve
noun curve
- trajectory — the curve described by a projectile, rocket, or the like in its flight.
- arc — An arc is a smoothly curving line or movement.
- arch — An arch is a structure that is curved at the top and is supported on either side by a pillar, post, or wall.
- contour — You can refer to the general shape or outline of an object as its contours.
- loop — a hot bloom of pasty consistency, to be worked under a hammer or in rolls.
verb curve
- veer — to change direction or turn about or aside; shift, turn, or change from one course, position, inclination, etc., to another: The speaker kept veering from his main topic. The car veered off the road.
- bulge — If something such as a person's stomach bulges, it sticks out.
- buckle — A buckle is a piece of metal or plastic attached to one end of a belt or strap, which is used to fasten it.
- spiral — Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- crumple — If you crumple something such as paper or cloth, or if it crumples, it is squashed and becomes full of untidy creases and folds.
Antonyms for curve
noun curve
- line — a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.
verb curve
- straighten — make straight
- stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
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