ALL meanings of whiplash-curve
whip·lash-curve
W w - noun whiplash-curve the lash of a whip. 1
- noun whiplash-curve an abrupt snapping motion or change of direction resembling the lash of a whip. 1
- noun whiplash-curve Also, whiplash injury. a neck injury caused by a sudden jerking backward, forward, or both, of the head: Whiplash resulted when their car was struck from behind. 1
- noun whiplash-curve Also called whiplash curve. a connected series of reverse curves of more or less elliptical form, used as a major design motif in the Art Nouveau style. 1
- verb with object whiplash-curve to beat, hit, throw, etc., with or as if with a whiplash. 1
- verb with object whiplash-curve to affect adversely, as by a sudden change: new taxes whiplashing corporate earnings. 1