All curvation synonyms

noun curvation

• curve — A curve is a smooth, gradually bending line, for example part of the edge of a circle.
• arch — An arch is a structure that is curved at the top and is supported on either side by a pillar, post, or wall.
• bend — When you bend, you move the top part of your body downwards and forwards. Plants and trees also bend.
• bow — When you bow to someone, you briefly bend your body towards them as a formal way of greeting them or showing respect.
• crescent — A crescent is a curved shape that is wider in the middle than at its ends, like the shape of the moon during its first and last quarters. It is the most important symbol of the Islamic faith.
• curvature — The curvature of something is its curved shape, especially when this shape is part of the circumference of a circle.
• half-moon — the ship in which Henry Hudson made his voyage to explore America in 1609.
• round — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
• angle — An angle is the difference in direction between two lines or surfaces. Angles are measured in degrees.
• arc — An arc is a smoothly curving line or movement.
• bending — to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form: to bend an iron rod into a hoop.
• corner — A corner is a point or an area where two or more edges, sides, or surfaces of something join.
• crook — A crook is a dishonest person or a criminal.
• deflection — The deflection of something means making it change direction.
• deviation — Deviation means doing something that is different from what people consider to be normal or acceptable.
• flection — the act of bending.
• flexure — the act of flexing or bending.
• hook — a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
• lean — to incline or bend from a vertical position: She leaned out the window.
• loop — a hot bloom of pasty consistency, to be worked under a hammer or in rolls.
• sag — to sink or bend downward by weight or pressure, especially in the middle: The roof sags.
• shift — to put (something) aside and replace it by another or others; change or exchange: to shift friends; to shift ideas.
• tack — a lease, especially on farmland.
• tilt — to furnish with a tilt.
• turn — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
• twist — to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine.
• yaw — to deviate temporarily from a straight course, as a ship.
• zigzag — a line, course, or progression characterized by sharp turns first to one side and then to the other.
• nod — to make a slight, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command.
• bob — If something bobs, it moves up and down, like something does when it is floating on water.
• curtsy — If a woman or a girl curtsies, she lowers her body briefly, bending her knees and sometimes holding her skirt with both hands, as a way of showing respect for an important person.
• genuflection — an act of bending the knee or touching it to the ground in reverence or worship.
• inclination — a disposition or bent, especially of the mind or will; a liking or preference: Much against his inclination, he was forced to resign.
• kowtow — to act in an obsequious manner; show servile deference.
• obeisance — a movement of the body expressing deep respect or deferential courtesy, as before a superior; a bow, curtsy, or other similar gesture.
• salaam — a salutation meaning “peace,” used especially in Islamic countries.
• turning — a movement of partial or total rotation: a slight turn of the handle.
• arched — An arched roof, window, or doorway is curved at the top.
• contour — You can refer to the general shape or outline of an object as its contours.
• trajectory — the curve described by a projectile, rocket, or the like in its flight.
• ambit — The ambit of something is its range or extent.
• bight — a wide indentation of a shoreline, or the body of water bounded by such a curve
• camber — A camber is a gradual downward slope from the centre of a road to each side of it.
• catenary — the curve assumed by a heavy uniform flexible cord hanging freely from two points. When symmetrical about the y-axis and intersecting it at y = a, the equation is y = a cosh x/a
• chord — A chord is a number of musical notes played or sung at the same time with a pleasing effect.
• circle — A circle is a shape consisting of a curved line completely surrounding an area. Every part of the line is the same distance from the centre of the area.
• circuit — An electrical circuit is a complete route which an electric current can flow around.
• circumference — The circumference of a circle, place, or round object is the distance around its edge.
• compass — A compass is an instrument that you use for finding directions. It has a dial and a magnetic needle that always points to the north.
• concavity — the state or quality of being concave