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curve definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb curve 4 of 5 senses of curve Sense 1 swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut => peel off => yaw Sense 2 wind, curve => circumvolute => spiral => snake Sense 3 arch, curve, arc => camber Sense 4 crook, curve => recurve Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb curve 4 of 5 senses of curve Sense 1 swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut => peel off => yaw Sense 2 wind, curve => circumvolute => spiral => snake Sense 3 arch, curve, arc => camber Sense 4 crook, curve => recurve Entailment of verb curve 1 of 5 senses of curve Sense 5 curl, curve, kink => bend, deform, twist, turn Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb curve 5 senses of curve Sense 1 swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut => turn Sense 2 wind, curve => be Sense 3 arch, curve, arc => bend, flex Sense 4 crook, curve => bend, flex Sense 5 curl, curve, kink => change surface Familiarity of verb curve curve used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 5) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb curve Sense 1 swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut => turn -------------- Sense 2 wind, curve => be -------------- Sense 3 arch, curve, arc => bend, flex -------------- Sense 4 crook, curve => bend, flex -------------- Sense 5 curl, curve, kink => change surface -------------- Grep of noun curve bell-shaped curve blind curve characteristic curve curve curve ball curved shape curvet exponential curve frequency-response curve gaussian curve laffer curve normal curve regression curve sine curve Overview of noun curve The noun curve has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (20) curve, curved shape -- (the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes) 2. (10) curve -- (a line on a graph representing data) 3. (1) curve, curve ball, breaking ball, bender -- (a baseball thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter) 4. curvature, curve -- (the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface) 5. bend, curve -- (curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)) Overview of verb curve The verb curve has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (2) swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut -- (turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right") 2. (1) wind, curve -- (extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake") 3. (1) arch, curve, arc -- (form an arch) 4. crook, curve -- (bend or cause to bend) 5. curl, curve, kink -- (form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"; "The road curved") Grep of adj curve curved curvey Overview of noun curve The noun curve has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (20) curve, curved shape -- (the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes) 2. (10) curve -- (a line on a graph representing data) 3. (1) curve, curve ball, breaking ball, bender -- (a baseball thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter) 4. curvature, curve -- (the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface) 5. bend, curve -- (curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)) Overview of verb curve The verb curve has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (2) swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut -- (turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right") 2. (1) wind, curve -- (extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake") 3. (1) arch, curve, arc -- (form an arch) 4. crook, curve -- (bend or cause to bend) 5. curl, curve, kink -- (form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"; "The road curved")
curve definition
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