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- Dictionarycurve/kəːv/
noun
- 1. a line or outline which gradually deviates from being straight for some or all of its length: "the parapet wall sweeps down in a bold curve"
verb
- 1. form or cause to form a curve: "her mouth curved in a smile"
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CURVE definition: 1. a line that bends continuously and has no straight parts: 2. the curved shape in which a ball…. Learn more.
The meaning of CURVE is bent or formed into a curve. How to use curve in a sentence.
a continuously bending line that has no straight parts. something that curves or is curved, such as a bend in a road or the contour of a woman's body. the act or extent of curving; curvature.
A curve is a smooth, gradually bending line, for example part of the edge of a circle. ...the curve of his lips. [ + of] ...a curve in the road. [ + in] Synonyms: bend, turn, loop, arc More Synonyms of curve. 2.verb B2. If something curves, or if someone or something curves it, it has the shape of a curve.
A curve is an arched or bent shape, like the curve of a smiling mouth or the curve of a road that twists and turns as you drive along the coast. As a noun, a curve can be any shape that deviates from being perfectly straight.
CURVE definition: 1. a line that bends round like part of a circle: 2. to move in a curve, form a curve, or make…. Learn more.
a grading system based on the scale of performance, so that those performing better relative to others in the group, regardless of their actual knowledge of the subject, receive high grades: The new English professor grades on a curve.