adj
(rare) curved inwards; hooked
adj
curved inwards; hooked
adj
curved into the form of a letter S
adj
(archaic) Having the form of a ring; annular.
adj
(of a surface) curved in opposite ways in two directions; saddle-shaped
adj
Of or pertaining to an arc.
adj
curved into the shape of a bow
n
The act of bending or curving; the state of being bent; crookedness.
adj
Shaped like a bow; arcuate; curved.
n
A curve indicating the expected levels of development of a child at various ages.
n
A straight line terminated by a secondary line at each end, resembling the letter H.
n
A curve used in reliability engineering, describing a particular form of the hazard function taking into account three categories of failure rate.
n
Synonym of battleship-shaped curve
n
(archaeology) A two-dimensional region with parallel sides and pointed ends, usually representing the emergence and later disappearance of an entity in a graph over time.
adj
In the manner of a chord (straight line connecting points of a curve).
adj
Alternative form of circinate [(botany) Used of leaves or similar parts that are coiled on themselves from the apex toward their base.]
adj
In a circular pattern or motion.
adj
In the shape of, or moving in a circle.
n
The act of bending, or causing to assume a curved form.
adj
Moving in a circle; turning round.
adj
(shipbuilding) curved; bent
n
(metalworking, manufacturing) A three-dimensional shape into which a thin flat sheet of material, e.g. metal, can be formed by operations that must include stretching and/or compression, in addition to bending.
n
The act of making concave.
n
A concave surface or curve.
v
(mathematics) To make concave.
n
(countable) A concave structure or surface
adj
Concave or hollow on both sides.
adj
Alternative form of concavo-convex [(optics) having one side concave and the other convex]
adj
Curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl, circle, or sphere.
adj
Convex on one side and concave on the other.
n
The shape of something rotating; a vortex.
adj
Bent into regular curved folds or grooves.
adj
(of a catheter) Bent at the tip at a 45° angle, like an elbow.
v
(obsolete) To bend; to bow.
adj
perpendicular to the direction of flight or transmission
n
A curved stroke or shape.
n
A fancy twisting or curling shape usually made from a series of spirals and loops.
n
(US, regional) A curlicue (twisting or curling design).
adj
(typography) Curling in a direction, as opposed to straight (quotation marks or apostrophes)
adj
(of a woman) Having shapely and voluptuous curves; curvy.
adj
Alternative form of curvaceous [(of a woman) Having shapely and voluptuous curves; curvy.]
adj
bent in a regular form; curved
adj
Alternative form of curvate [bent in a regular form; curved]
n
The act of curving or bending.
adj
Having slightly curved margins or sides.
n
The shape of something curved.
adj
(obsolete) Bent without angles; crooked; curved.
n
(infectiology, epidemiology, pathology) The action of flattening the curve: the activity of reducing the speed of infection, so that the peak active infection cases are lower.
n
Synonym of bent edge (punk movement)
adj
Having a curved shape.
adj
(Of a line) Having bends; curved; curvilinear.
adj
(of a line) Having bends; curved; curvilineal.
adj
Having the form of a curved plane
adj
Of or relating to curvature.
n
The state of being curved; a bending in a regular form; crookedness.
adj
Having a specified kind or number of cylinders.
n
(archaic) curvature in the growth of a root, leaf, etc. caused by damage to one side of it
adj
Directed across the depth of an object or place.
n
a subtle reduction of weight towards the middle of the stroke of the letter
adj
Having bends or corners.
n
(mechanical engineering, automotive) A curved leaf spring of different styles.
adj
(crystallography) Having the edges truncated.
n
(anatomy) A concave curve formed by the spine, for example in women and horses; lumbar incurvation.
n
(geometry) A curve comprising the centres of curvature of another curve.
n
(geometry) The involute of a curve.
adj
Curving outward, away from the center.
n
Either of a pair of surfaces that are in contact in a joint.
n
(anatomy) A curve or bend in a tubular organ.
n
(astronomy, geology) A low, curvilinear ridge with a scalloped pattern.
n
(computer graphics) The Gosper curve.
adv
In a forked shape or pattern.
n
A drafting template having edges of various curvatures, used for drawing smoothly-curved lines.
adj
(biology) Having coils or convolutions.
n
The arc of smaller radius at the springing of an elliptical or many-centred arch.
n
A curve in the shape of a horseshoe, often on a railway, where hairpin bends cannot be used.
adj
(engineering) Physically deformed into an hourglass shape.
adj
More curved than normal
adj
Curved; bent; crooked.
n
(obsolete) The quality of being bent inwards.
adj
Deviating from a straight line.
n
(mathematics) A change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave.
adj
Incurved or rolled inwards.
n
A curve on a graph that initially falls, then rises to a point higher than its starting point.
n
A U-bend having one side shorter than the other, making it J-shaped.
n
Kampyle of Eudoxus, a plane curve.
adj
Alternative form of lyrate [Shaped like a lyre.]
n
The curved surface of liquids in tubes, whether concave or convex, caused by the surface tension of the liquid.
n
A feature or component with an obround shape.
adj
Curved downward or inward.
adj
Having the curved, pointed shape of an ogive.
adj
Having the form of an orb; round; spherical.
adj
Bowed outward, curved outward.
adj
Curving over something.
adj
Surrounding a ring or annulus
adj
Flat or plane on one side and rounded on the other, such that the center is thicker than the edges.
n
The perpendicular direction or position.
adj
Curved backward or downward.
adj
Having a rounded or curved edge.
v
To curve back on itself.
n
A curve to the left or right which immediately curves in the opposite direction, and which is basically S-shaped.
adj
Rolled or recurved on itself.
adj
Alternative form of revolute [Rolled or recurved on itself.]
adj
Having the shape of a ring; circular; annular.
adv
With a ringlike layout or motion.
adj
Having a round, spherical or curved shape; circular; orbicular.
n
A rounded surface; a curve.
adj
Of or relating to an arrow; resembling an arrow; furnished with an arrowlike appendage.
n
The position (of the subject of a photograph or portrait) of being partly in profile, but partly turned away from the side.
adj
Having been given a shape, especially a curved shape.
adj
Curved in two directions, like the letter "S", or the Greek ς (sigma); having a serpentine shape.
n
(metalworking, manufacturing) A three-dimensional shape into which a thin flat sheet of material, e.g. metal, can be formed by bending alone, without stretching or compression.
adj
Having a slight angle from straight.
n
The condition of being spiral.
adj
Having a figure resembling that of a bow; somewhat curved or arched.
adj
Characterised by up-and-down oscillations of large amplitude, usually with reference to earthquakes.
adj
Inclined downward from opposite directions, so as to meet in a common point or line.
adj
Across (or on the other side of) a river
adj
(rare) Curved or hook-shaped.
adj
Curved to an insufficient degree.
adj
(engineering) Of a spring: having a spiral curve on its tail.
n
The formation of a vortex.
adj
cuneiform or wedge-shaped
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