curve

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English [edit]

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Pronunciation [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin curvus (“bent, curved”)

Adjective [edit]

curve

  1. (obsolete) Bent without angles; crooked; curved.
    a curve line
    a curve surface

Translations [edit]

crooked — see crooked

Noun [edit]

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  1. A gentle bend, such as in a road.
    You should slow down when approaching a curve.
  2. A simple figure containing no straight portions and no angles; a curved line.
    She scribbled a curve on the paper.
  3. A grading system based on the scale of performance of a group used to normalize a right-skewed grade distribution (with more lower scores) into a bell curve, so that more can receive higher grades, regardless of their actual knowledge of the subject.
    The teacher was nice and graded the test on a curve
  4. (analytic geometry) A continuous map from a one-dimensional space to a multidimensional space.
  5. (geometry) A one-dimensional figure of non-zero length; the graph of a continuous map from a one-dimensional space.
  6. (algebraic geometry) An algebraic curve; a polynomial relation of the planar coordinates.
  7. (topology) A one-dimensional continuum.
  8. (informal, usually in plural curves) The attractive shape of a woman's body.

Derived terms [edit]

terms derived from curve (noun)

Translations [edit]

gentle bend
curved line
geometry: one-dimensional figure
algebraic curve — see algebraic curve
informal: usually in plural: attractive features of a woman
informal: attractive shape of a woman's body

Verb [edit]

curve (third-person singular simple present curves, present participle curving, simple past and past participle curved)

  1. (transitive) To bend; to crook.
    to curve a line
    to curve a pipe
  2. (transitive) To cause to swerve from a straight course.
    to curve a ball in pitching it
  3. (intransitive) To bend or turn gradually from a given direction.
    the road curves to the right
  4. To grade on a curve (bell curve of a normal distribution).
    The teacher will curve the test.

Translations [edit]

bend, crook
cause to swerve from a straight course
bend or turn gradually from a given direction
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Italian [edit]

Noun [edit]

curve f

  1. Plural form of curva

Adjective [edit]

curve

  1. feminine plural of curvo

Latin [edit]

Adjective [edit]

curve

  1. vocative masculine singular of curvus

Lojban [edit]

Etymology [edit]

In Lojbanized spelling.

  • Chinese: cuen — 純 (纯) [chún]
  • English: piur — pure
  • Hindi: cudva — शुद्ध [śuddha]
  • Spanish: pur — puro

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈʃurve/

Gismu [edit]

curve (rafsi cuv)

  1. pure; x1 is pure/unadulterated/unmitigated/simple in property x2 (ka).

Related terms [edit]

Portuguese [edit]

Verb [edit]

curve

  1. First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of curvar
  2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present subjunctive of curvar
  3. Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of curvar
  4. Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of curvar

Romanian [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: [curbă]

Noun [edit]

curve f pl

  1. Plural form of curbe

Spanish [edit]

Verb [edit]

curve (infinitive curvar)

  1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of curvar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of curvar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of curvar.
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