curve (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 10 senses of the word *curve*:
NOUN	shape	curve, curved shape	the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
communication	curve	a line on a graph representing data
act	curve, curve ball, breaking ball, bender	a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
attribute	curve, curvature	the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
artifact	curve, bend	curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
VERB	motion	curve, swerve, sheer, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut	turn sharply
stative	curve, wind, twist	extend in curves and turns
motion	curve, arch, arc	form an arch or curve
motion	curve, crook	bend or cause to bend
change	curve, curl, kink	form a curl, curve, or kink

curve > pronunciation
Sounds	ker'v
Rhymes	conserve ... verve: 12 rhymes with erv...

English > *curve*: 10 senses > noun 1, shape
Meaning	The trace of a point whose direction of motion changes.
Synonym	curved shape
Narrower	Cupid's bow	The double curve of the upper lip when considered to resemble Cupid's bow
	S-shape	A double curve resembling the letter S
	arc	A continuous portion of a circle
	arch	A curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
	bell, bell shape, campana	The shape of a bell
	bend, crook, twist, turn	A circular segment of a curve
	bow, arc	Something curved in shape
	catenary	The curve theoretically assumed by a perfectly flexible and inextensible cord of uniform density / density and cross section hanging freely from two fixed points
	closed curve	A curve (such as a circle) having no endpoints
	crescent	Any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
	envelope	A curve that is tangent to each of a family of curves
	extrados	The exterior curve of an arch
	gooseneck	Something in a thin curved form (like the neck of a goose)
	helix, spiral	A curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
	hook, crotchet	A sharp curve or crook
	intrados	The interior curve of an arch
	lemniscate	Any of several plane algebraic curves in the shape of a figure eight
	meander	A bend or curve, as in a stream or river
	normal curve, bell-shaped curve, Gaussian curve, Gaussian shape	A symmetrical curve representing the normal distribution
	perversion	A curve that reverses the direction of something
	quadric, quadric surface	A curve or surface whose equation (in Cartesian coordinates) is of the second degree
	roulette, line roulette	A line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure
	scallop, crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle	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.)
	sinuosity, sinuousness	Having curves
	spiral	A plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
	wave, undulation	An undulating curve
Broader	line	A length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness
Opposite	straight line	A line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction
Spanish	curva
Catalan	corba
Adjectives	sigmoid	curved in two directions (like the letter S)
Verbs	curve	turn sharply

English > *curve*: 10 senses > noun 2, communication
Meaning	A line on a graph representing data.
Part of	graph, graphical record, graphical recording	A visual representation of the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axes
Narrower	regression line, regression curve	A smooth curve fitted to the set of paired data in regression analysis
Broader	line	A length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness
Spanish	curva
Catalan	corba

English > *curve*: 10 senses > noun 3, act
Meaning	A pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter.
Synonyms	curve ball, breaking ball, bender
Broader	pitch, delivery	(baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
Spanish	curve ball
Catalan	curve ball

English > *curve*: 10 senses > noun 4, attribute
Meaning	The property possessed by the curving of a line or surface.
Synonym	curvature
Narrower	curliness, waviness	(of hair) a tendency to curl
Narrower	straightness	(of hair) lack of a tendency to curl
Broader	shape, form, configuration, contour, conformation	Any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
Spanish	corvadura, curvatura
Catalan	curvatura
Adjectives	curvy, curvey	having curves
Verbs	curve	form an arch or curve
Verbs	curve	extend in curves and turns

English > *curve*: 10 senses > noun 5, artifact
Meaning	curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.).
Synonym	bend
Category	river	A large natural stream of water (larger / larger than a creek)
Part of	road, route	An open way (generally public) for travel or transportation / transportation
Narrower	blind curve, blind bend	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
Broader	section, segment	One of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
Spanish	ángulo, codo, curva, pliegue
Catalan	corba, giragonsa, revolt
Adjectives	curvy, curvey	having curves
Verbs	curve	form a curl, curve, or kink
	curve	turn sharply
	curve	extend in curves and turns

English > *curve*: 10 senses > verb 1, motion
Meaning	Turn sharply; change direction abruptly.
Pattern	Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Synonyms	swerve, sheer, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut
Narrower	peel off	Leave a formation
Narrower	yaw	swerve off course momentarily
Broader	turn	change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
Spanish	virar
Nouns	curve	curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
Nouns	curve	the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

English > *curve*: 10 senses > verb 2, stative
Meaning	Extend in curves and turns.
Pattern	Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Synonyms	wind, twist
Narrower	circumvolute	wind or turn in volutions, especially in an inward spiral, as of snail
	snake	form a snake-like pattern
	spiral	form a spiral / spiral
Broader	be	Have the quality of being
Spanish	serpentear, zigzaguear
Catalan	serpejar, serpentejar
Nouns	curve	curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
Nouns	curve	the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface

English > *curve*: 10 senses > verb 3, motion
Meaning	form an arch or curve.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s something
Example	"her hips curve nicely"
Synonyms	arch, arc
Narrower	camber	curve upward in the middle
Broader	bend, flex	form a curve
Spanish	arcar, arquear
Catalan	arcar, arquejar
Nouns	curvature, curve	the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
Nouns	curvature	(medicine) a curving or bending

English > *curve*: 10 senses > verb 4, motion
Meaning	bend or cause to bend.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s something
Example	"the road curved sharply"
Synonym	crook
Narrower	recurve	curve or bend (something) back or down
Broader	bend, flex	form a curve
Spanish	curvar, encorvarse
Catalan	corbar-se, corbar, encorbar
Nouns	curvature	(medicine) a curving or bending

English > *curve*: 10 senses > verb 5, change
Meaning	form a curl, curve, or kink.
Pattern	Something ----s
Synonyms	curl, kink
Entails	flex, bend, deform, twist, turn	Cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked / crooked or angular form
Broader	change surface	Undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface
Spanish	curvar
Catalan	arrissar-se, arrissar, cargolar-se, cargolar, enroscar
Nouns	curve	curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)

HyperDic: curve