degree of curve

de·gree of curve

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Definitions of degree of curve words

noun degree of curve a continuously bending line, without angles. 1
noun degree of curve the act or extent of curving. 1
noun degree of curve any curved outline, form, thing, or part. 1
noun degree of curve a curved section of a road, path, hallway, etc. 1
noun degree of curve Railroads. a curved section of track: in the U.S. the curve is often expressed as the central angle, measured in degrees, of a curved section of track subtended by a chord 100 feet (30 meters) long (degree of curve) 1
noun degree of curve Also called curve ball, curveball. Baseball. a pitch delivered with a spin that causes the ball to veer from a normal straight path, away from the side from which it was thrown. the course of such a pitched ball. 1

before 1565

One of the 32% oldest English words

1565-75; (< Middle French) < Latin curvus crooked, bent, curved

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