Curve meanings. All definitions of Curve

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

noun curve the act or extent of curving; curvature 3

noun curve a system of points whose coordinates satisfy a given equation; a locus of points 3

noun curve the graph of a function with one independent variable 3

noun curve a line representing data, esp statistical data, on a graph 3

verb curve to take or cause to take the shape or path of a curve; bend 3

abbreviation CURVE curved 3

noun curve a line having no straight part; bend having no angular part 3

noun curve a thing or part having the shape of a curve 3

noun curve the act of curving, or the extent of this 3

noun curve the pronounced curving outline of a shapely female figure 3

noun curve a ball thrown by a right-handed pitcher that curves to the pitcher's left, or one thrown by a left-handed pitcher that curves to the pitcher's right 3

noun curve a curved line or similar graphic representation showing variations occurring or expected to occur in prices, business conditions, group achievements, etc. 3

noun curve French curve 3

noun curve a one-dimensional continuum of points in a space of two or more dimensions, such as a parabola in a plane or a helix in three-dimensional space: a straight line or line segment is a type of curve 3

verb transitive curve to form a curve by bending 3

verb transitive curve to move in a curved path 3

noun curve a continuously bending line, without angles. 1

noun curve the act or extent of curving. 1

noun curve any curved outline, form, thing, or part. 1

noun curve a curved section of a road, path, hallway, etc. 1

noun 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 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

noun curve a graphic representation of the variations effected in something by the influence of changing conditions; graph. 1

noun curve Mathematics. a collection of points whose coordinates are continuous functions of a single independent variable. 1

noun curve a misleading or deceptive trick; cheat; deception. 1

noun curve Education. a grading system based on the scale of performance of a group, so that those performing better, regardless of their actual knowledge of the subject, receive high grades: The new English professor marks on a curve. Compare absolute (def 10). 1

noun curve a curved guide used in drafting. 1

verb with object curve to bend in a curve; cause to take the course of a curve. 1

verb with object curve to grade on a curve. 1

verb with object curve Baseball. to pitch a curve to. 1

verb without object curve to bend in a curve; take the course of a curve. 1

adjective curve having the shape of a curve; curved. 1

idioms curve ahead of / behind the curve, at the forefront of (or lagging behind) recent developments, trends, etc. 1

idioms curve throw (someone) a curve, to take (someone) by surprise, especially in a negative way. to mislead or deceive. 1

noun curve A line or outline that gradually deviates from being straight for some or all of its length. 1

noun curve line or form that bends 1

noun curve bend in a road 1

noun curve bend in a river 1

noun curve line on a graph 1

noun plural curve woman's shape 1

intransitive verb curve line, form: bend, not be straight 1

intransitive verb curve road: bend 1

intransitive verb curve river: bend 1

noun curve deceptive trick 1

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