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- Dictionarycurve/kərv/
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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The meaning of CURVE is bent or formed into a curve. How to use curve in a sentence.
CURVE definition: 1. a line that bends continuously and has no straight parts: 2. the curved shape in which a ball…. Learn more.
noun. a continuously bending line, without angles. the act or extent of curving. any curved outline, form, thing, or part. a curved section of a road, path, hallway, etc.
10 meanings: 1. a continuously bending line that has no straight parts 2. something that curves or is curved, such as a bend in.... Click for more definitions.
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.
noun. /kɜːv/ /kɜːrv/ Idioms. a line or surface that bends gradually; a smooth bend. curve of something He admired the delicate curve of her ear. The pattern was made up of straight lines and curves. curve in something (especially North American English) a curve in the road.
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. 3. a.
Definition of curve noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
