Dictionary entry details
• CURVE (noun)
Meaning:
The trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Synonyms:
curved shape; curve
Hypernyms ("curve" is a kind of...):
line (a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "curve"):
crenation; crenature; crenel; crenelle; scallop (one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.))
spiral (a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center)
helix; spiral (a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle)
perversion (a curve that reverses the direction of something)
sinuosity; sinuousness (having curves)
arch (a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening)
bell; bell shape; campana (the shape of a bell)
arc; bow (something curved in shape)
crescent (any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters)
quadric; quadric surface (a curve or surface whose equation (in Cartesian coordinates) is of the second degree)
line roulette; roulette (a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure)
arc (a continuous portion of a circle)
envelope (a curve that is tangent to each of a family of curves)
crotchet; hook (a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook)
bell-shaped curve; Gaussian curve; Gaussian shape; normal curve (a symmetrical curve representing the normal distribution)
meander (a bend or curve, as in a stream or river)
closed curve (a curve (such as a circle) having no endpoints)
S-shape (a double curve resembling the letter S)
catenary (the curve theoretically assumed by a perfectly flexible and inextensible cord of uniform density and cross section hanging freely from two fixed points)
Cupid's bow (the double curve of the upper lip when considered to resemble Cupid's bow)
undulation; wave (an undulating curve)
extrados (the exterior curve of an arch)
gooseneck (something in a thin curved form (like the neck of a goose))
intrados (the interior curve of an arch)
bend; crook; turn; twist (a circular segment of a curve)
Antonym:
straight line (a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature)
Meaning:
A line on a graph representing data
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("curve" is a kind of...):
line (a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "curve"):
regression curve; regression line (a smooth curve fitted to the set of paired data in regression analysis; for linear regression the curve is a straight line)
Holonyms ("curve" is a part of...):
graph; graphical record (a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axes)
Meaning:
A pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
breaking ball; curve ball; bender; curve
Hypernyms ("curve" is a kind of...):
delivery; pitch ((baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter)
Meaning:
The property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
curvature; curve
Hypernyms ("curve" is a kind of...):
configuration; conformation; contour; form; shape (any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "curve"):
curliness; waviness (of hair: a tendency to curl)
straightness (of hair: lack of a tendency to curl)
Meaning:
Curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
bend; curve
Hypernyms ("curve" is a kind of...):
section; segment (one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object)
Domain category:
river (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "curve"):
blind bend; blind curve (a curve or bend in the road that you cannot see around as you are driving)
elbow (a sharp bend in a road or river)
hairpin bend (a U-shaped bend in a road)
Holonyms ("curve" is a part of...):
road; route (an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation)
• CURVE (verb)
Meaning:
Turn sharply; change direction abruptly
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
swerve; slue; slew; sheer; veer; curve; trend; cut
Context examples:
The car cut to the left at the intersection / The motorbike veered to the right
Hypernyms (to "curve" is one way to...):
turn (change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "curve"):
yaw (swerve off course momentarily)
peel off (leave a formation)
Sentence frames:
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Meaning:
Extend in curves and turns
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
curve; wind; twist
Context examples:
The road winds around the lake / the path twisted through the forest
Hypernyms (to "curve" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "curve"):
circumvolute (wind or turn in volutions, especially in an inward spiral, as of snail)
spiral (form a spiral)
snake (form a snake-like pattern)
Sentence frames:
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Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Form an arch or curve
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
arc; arch; curve
Context examples:
her back arches / her hips curve nicely
Hypernyms (to "curve" is one way to...):
bend; flex (form a curve)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "curve"):
camber (curve upward in the middle)
Sentence frames:
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Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Bend or cause to bend
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
crook; curve
Context examples:
He crooked his index finger / the road curved sharply
Hypernyms (to "curve" is one way to...):
bend; flex (form a curve)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "curve"):
recurve (curve or bend (something) back or down)
Sentence frames:
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Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Form a curl, curve, or kink
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
curl; kink; curve
Context example:
the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling
Hypernyms (to "curve" is one way to...):
change surface (undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface)
"Curve" entails doing...:
bend; deform; flex; turn; twist (cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form)
Sentence frame:
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