curve, n.
(curves)
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(curves)
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the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
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curve curved shape
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normal curve, bell-shaped curve, Gaussian curve, Gaussian shape
meander
closed curve
S-shape
catenary
Cupid's bow
wave, undulation
extrados
gooseneck
intrados
turn, bend, crook, twist
hook, crotchet
envelope
arc
scallop, crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle
spiral
helix, spiral
perversion
sinuosity, sinuousness
arch
bell, bell shape, campana
bow, arc
crescent
quadric, quadric surface
lemniscate
roulette, line roulette
hypernym
a line on a graph representing data
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curve
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part holonym
hypernym
a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
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bender breaking ball curve curve ball
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derivationally related form
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hypernym
curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
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bend curve
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derivationally related form
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part holonym
domain of synset (topic)
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the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
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curvature curve
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derivationally related form
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