Complete Definition of "curl"

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English
Etymology
metathesis|Metathesis of crulle.

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)l|-��(r)l

Noun
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en-noun

  1. a piece or lock of curling hair; a ringlet
  2. a spin making the trajectory of an object curve
  3. weightlifting: Any exercise performed by bending the arms or legs on the exertion, especially those that train the biceps.
  4. curling Movement of a moving rock away from a straight line
  5. mathematics Vector operator corresponding to the cross product of del and a given vectorial field.

Translations
trans-top|piece or lock of curling hair; a ringlet
Czech: kudrna f
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Hebrew: ת�ת� (taltal) m (1)
Italian: ricciolo m (1), rotore m (5)
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Verb
en-verb

  1. to cause to curve
  2. to make into a curl
  3. calculus A vector field denoting the rotation per unit area of a given vector field.
  4. To take part in curling

#:I curl at my local club every weekend.

Related terms
curly
curl up
curling

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