curve has definitions from the fields of baseball,mathematics,transportation
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[ noun ] the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

Synonyms

curved_shape

Used in print

(R. P. Jerrard, "Inscribed squares in plane curves"...)

Consider a simple , closed , plane curve C which is a real analytic image of the unit circle , and which is given by **f .

In the following paper it is shown that in a certain definite sense , exactly an odd number of squares can be inscribed in every such curve which does not contain an infinite number of inscribed squares .

Here , for the case of squares inscribed in plane curves , we remove the restriction to convexity and give certain other results .

A square inscribed in a curve C means a square with its four corner points on the curve , though it may_not lie entirely in the interior of C .

A square inscribed in a curve C means a square with its four corner points on the curve , though it may_not lie entirely in the interior of C .

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[ noun ] (mathematics) a line on a graph representing data

Used in print

(J. F. Vedder, "Micrometeorites", in Francis S. J...)

If one assumes that the average flux did not change between measurements , a mass distribution curve is obtained which relates the flux of particles larger than a given radius to the inverse 7 2 power of the radius .

(S. Idell Pyle, et al., Onsets, Completions, and...)

There the middle one of the three curves denotes `` mean Skeletal Age '' for the Maturity Series boys and girls .

The upper curve denotes the mean plus one standard_deviation , and the lower curve represents the mean minus one standard_deviation .

The upper curve denotes the mean plus one standard_deviation , and the lower curve represents the mean minus one standard_deviation .

Thus , a child 's Skeletal Age `` dots '' may be classified as `` advanced '' when they appear above the middle curve , `` moderate '' when they appear immediately above or below the middle curve , and `` delayed '' when they appear below the lower curve .

Related terms

line regression_line graph

3
[ verb ] (transportation) turn sharply; change direction abruptly

Examples

"The car cut to the left at the intersection" "The motorbike veered to the right"

Related terms

turn peel_off yaw bend swerve yaw

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[ noun ] (baseball) a baseball thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter

Used in print

(Samuel Elkin, "The Ball Player," Nugget, 6: 5...)

Then , in the fifth , Anniston 's kid catcher caught onto a curve and smacked the ball into left center_field .

Related terms

pitch bend

5
[ verb ] extend in curves and turns

Synonyms

wind

Examples

"The road winds around the lake"

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[ verb ] form an arch or curve

Synonyms

arch arc

Examples

"her back arches" "her hips curve nicely"

Used in print

(Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)

Mark held the wheel loosely , but his fingers curved around it in a purposeful way and the deliberate set of his body spoke plainly of the figure he 'd make in the years to come .

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[ verb ] bend or cause to bend

Synonyms

crook

Examples

"He crooked his index finger" "the road curved sharply"

Related terms

bend recurve curvature

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[ verb ] form a curl, curve, or kink

Synonyms

curl kink

Examples

"the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling" "The road curved"

Related terms

change_surface coil bend

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[ noun ] the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface

Synonyms

curvature

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[ noun ] curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)

Synonyms

bend

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