curve

v. form into a curve, bend; turn

n. line that is not straight, continuously bending line; bend, turn (in a road)

In mathematics, the concept of a curve tries to capture the intuitive idea of a geometrical one-dimensional and continuous object. A simple example is the circle. In everyday use of the term "curve", a straight line is not curved, but in mathematical parlance curves include straight lines and line segments. A large number of other curves have been studied in geometry.
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Noun
1. the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
(synonym) curved shape
(antonym) straight line
(hypernym) line
(hyponym) normal curve, bell-shaped curve, Gaussian curve, Gaussian shape
(derivation) swerve, sheer, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut
2. a line on a graph representing data
(hypernym) line
(hyponym) regression line, regression curve
(part-holonym) graph, graphical record
3. a baseball thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter
(synonym) curve ball, breaking ball, bender
(hypernym) pitch, delivery
4. the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
(synonym) curvature
(hypernym) shape, form, configuration, contour, conformation
(hyponym) curliness
(derivation) arch, arc
5. curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
(synonym) bend
(hypernym) section, segment
(hyponym) blind curve, blind bend
(part-holonym) road, route
(derivation) curl, kink
(classification) river
Verb
1. turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
(synonym) swerve, sheer, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut
(hypernym) turn
(hyponym) peel off
(derivation) curved shape
2. extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake"
(synonym) wind
(hypernym) be
(hyponym) circumvolute
(derivation) curvature
3. form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"
(synonym) arch, arc
(hypernym) bend, flex
(hyponym) camber
(derivation) curvature
4. bend or cause to bend; "He crooked his index finger"; "the road curved sharply"
(synonym) crook
(hypernym) bend, flex
(hyponym) recurve
(derivation) curvature
5. form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"
(synonym) curl, kink
(hypernym) change surface
(entail) flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
(derivation) bend

n. curve, bend, turn, turning, twist, bow, bent

adj. curved, bent, crooked, bandy

v. curve, bend