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adjective
- 1. having the form of a curve; bent: "birds with long curved bills"
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The meaning of CURVE is bent or formed into a curve. How to use curve in a sentence.
having a rounded or smoothly bending shape: a curved surface. The knife has a short, curved blade. See. curve. Fewer examples. The ball followed a curved path through the air. Martinhal is a wide, curved beach with a first-class watersports school. The needle was very slightly curved at the end. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
CURVE definition: 1. a line that bends continuously and has no straight parts: 2. the curved shape in which a ball…. Learn more.
Definition of 'curved' curved. (kɜːʳvd ) adjective. A curved object has the shape of a curve or has a smoothly bending surface. ...a small, curved staircase. ...the curved lines of the chairs. Synonyms: bent, rounded, sweeping, twisted More Synonyms of curved. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
n. 1. a. A line that deviates from straightness in a smooth, continuous fashion. b. A surface that deviates from planarity in a smooth, continuous fashion. c. Something characterized by such a line or surface, especially a rounded line or contour of the human body. 2. A relatively smooth bend in a road or other course.
curve in British English. (kɜːv ) noun. 1. a continuously bending line that has no straight parts. 2. something that curves or is curved, such as a bend in a road or the contour of a woman's body. 3. the act or extent of curving; curvature.
noun. 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. maths. a system of points whose coordinates satisfy a given equation; a locus of points. the graph of a function with one independent variable.
adjective. having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend. “the curved tusks of a walrus”. “his curved lips suggested a smile but his eyes were hard”. synonyms: curving. arced, arched, arching, arciform, arcuate, bowed. forming or resembling an arch.
Definition of curved adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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 system of points whose coordinates satisfy a given equation; a locus of points.
