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English

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/k��v/, SAMPA|/k3:v/
(General American|US) IPA|/k�v/, SAMPA|/k3`v/
audio|en-us-curve.ogg|Audio (US)

Etymology
From L. curvus.

Adjective
curve

1. obsolete Bent without angles; crooked; curved.

#: a curve line
#: a curve surface

Translations
See crooked and curved

Noun
wikipedia
en-noun

1. A gentle bend, such as in a road.
2. A simple figure containing no straight portions and no angles; a curved line.
3. analyticgeom A continuous map from a one-dimensional space to a multidimensional space.
4. geometry A one-dimensional figure of non-zero length; the graph of a continuous map from a one-dimensional space.
5. alggeom An algebraic curve; a polynomial relation of the planar coordinates.
6. topology A one-dimensional continuum.
7. (informal, usually in plural curves) The attractive shape of a woman's body.

Derived terms
top2
algebraic curve
Bézier curve
closed curve
cosine curve
curvy
dragon curve
elliptic curve
Lissajous curve
Jordan curve
mid2
nonsimple curve
open curve
pedal curve
plane curve
pursuit curve
simple curve
sine curve
space curve
spherical curve

Translations
trans-top|gentle bend
Afrikaans: kurwe
Catalan: revolt, m
Dutch: curve f, kromming f, bocht m (road)
Esperanto: kurbo, kurbi�o, sinuo, �irejo, vojturno (road)
Finnish: kaarre
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French: courbe f
Hebrew: he-translation|עק���|'aqima f
Italian: curva f
Swedish: kurva c
Russian: изгиб m, к�ива� f, пово�о� m
Telugu: వ�ప� (vampu)
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trans-top|geometry: one-dimensional figure
Afrikaans: kurwe
Catalan: corba, f
Dutch: curve f, kromme f
Esperanto: kurbo
Finnish: kaari, käyrä
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French: courbe f
Hungarian: görbe
Italian: curva f
Japanese: �� (�����, kyokusen)
Slovene: krivulja f
Swedish: kurva c
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trans-top|informal: usually in plural: attractive features of a woman
Hebrew: ������� (khit'uvym) m|p

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trans-top|informal: attractive shape of a woman's body
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Afrikaans: kurwe
Catalan: corbes, f|p
Dutch: rondingen m, pl, figuur f
Finnish: kurvi (usually in plural kurvit),
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Italian: curva f (usually plural)
Swedish: kurva c (usually plural), figur c (usually singular)
Russian: изгиб� p
Telugu: వ�ప�ల� (vampulu), వ��ప�ల� (vompulu)
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Transitive verb
rfc-trverb|Transitive verb
en-verb|curv|ing

1. To bend; to crook.

#: to curve a line
#: to curve a pipe

1. To cause to swerve from a straight course.

#: to curve a ball in pitching it

Translations

trans-top|bend, crook
Dutch: krommen, plooien (pipe), buigen
Finnish: käyristää
Italian: curvare
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Korean: 구�리� (guburida)
Swedish: böja, kröka
Russian: изгиба��, гн���
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trans-top|cause to swerve from a straight course
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Intransitive verb
en-verb|curv|ing

1. To bend or turn gradually from a given direction.

#: the road curves to the right

Translations

trans-top|bend or turn gradually from a given direction
Dutch: afbuigen
Finnish: kaartaa
Italian: curvare
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Japanese: JAchar|��� (JAchar|���, magaru)
Korean: 구���� (gubureojida)
Swedish: böja (sig)
Russian: изгиба����, гн�����
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ttbc|Indonesian: kurva
ttbc|Irish: cuar

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Italian

Noun
curve f

1. plural of|curva

Adjective
curve

1. feminine plural of curvo

Romanian

Pronunciation
IPA|/'kur.ve/|lang=ro

Noun
ro-pl|curv�|gend=f

1. whores

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