courbe

See also: courbé

French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Vulgar Latin *curbus, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin curvus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuʁb/

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Noun

courbe f (plural courbes)

1. (mathematics) curve

Adjective

courbe (plural courbes)

1. curved
2. bent (not straight)

Derived terms

• courber

Further reading

• “courbe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.