Curve
noun
A line or shape that bends away from straightness in a smooth, continuous way.
The road curves around the mountain.
Often appears as...
- sharp curve
- curve of the hill
noun
In mathematics, a line representing data or some type of process, where the data points do not form a straight line.
This curve represents the growth of the company's profits over time.
Often appears as...
- demand curve
- supply curve
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Academic
verb
To bend or cause something to bend in a curve.
The road curves to the right.
Often appears as...
- curve to the left
- curve to the right
noun
The attractive roundness of a woman's breasts or buttocks.
She has beautiful curves.
Often appears as...
- body curves
- woman's curves
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Approving
Colloquial
noun
An act of curving a ball in a particular direction, especially in sports.
He hit a curve ball during the game.
Often appears as...
- curve ball
- fading curve
noun
A line or shape that bends away from straightness in a smooth, continuous way.
The road curves around the mountain.
Often appears as...
- sharp curve
- curve of the hill
noun
In mathematics, a line representing data or some type of process, where the data points do not form a straight line.
This curve represents the growth of the company's profits over time.
Often appears as...
- demand curve
- supply curve
Usage tips
Academic
verb
To bend or cause something to bend in a curve.
The road curves to the right.
Often appears as...
- curve to the left
- curve to the right
noun
The attractive roundness of a woman's breasts or buttocks.
She has beautiful curves.
Often appears as...
- body curves
- woman's curves
Usage tips
Approving
Colloquial
noun
An act of curving a ball in a particular direction, especially in sports.
He hit a curve ball during the game.
Often appears as...
- curve ball
- fading curve
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Visual Imagery
Visualize a curve as an arc or any line that smoothly deviates from being straight.
The elegant vase had a gentle curve at the top.
Pro Tip 2/2Continuous Flow
Unlike angles, curves represent a seamless transition in direction without sharp breaks.
The river flowed in a curve around the forest.
Pro Tip 1/2Visual Imagery
Visualize a curve as an arc or any line that smoothly deviates from being straight.
The elegant vase had a gentle curve at the top.
Pro Tip 2/2Continuous Flow
Unlike angles, curves represent a seamless transition in direction without sharp breaks.
The river flowed in a curve around the forest.
Pro Tip 1/2Visual Imagery
Visualize a curve as an arc or any line that smoothly deviates from being straight.
The elegant vase had a gentle curve at the top.
Pro Tip 2/2Continuous Flow
Unlike angles, curves represent a seamless transition in direction without sharp breaks.
The river flowed in a curve around the forest.
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When they're used well, graphs can help us intuitively grasp complex data. But as visual software has enabled more usage of graphs throughout all media, it's also made them easier to use in a careless or dishonest way. So the next time you see a graph, don't be swayed by the lines and curves. Look at the labels, the numbers,
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The benefits of a good...
a phenomenon known as the forgetting curve. But this loss can be prevented through memory consolidation, the process by which information is moved from our fleeting short-term memory to our more durable long-term memory. This consolidation occurs with the help of a major part of the brain, known as the hippocampus.
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The benefits of good...
as the muscles strengthen. These curves help us stay upright and absorb some of the stress from activities like walking and jumping. If they are aligned properly, when you're standing up, you should be able to draw a straight line from a point just in front of your shoulders, to behind your hip,
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Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
that the only way to solve full self-driving is to solve real-world ai and sophisticated vision what do you feel about the current architecture do you think you have an architecture now where where there is a chance for the logarithmic curve not to tail off any anytime soon well i mean
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The unexpected math...
From the curves measured for pixel separations, they concluded that paintings from Van Gogh's period of psychotic agitation behave remarkably similar to fluid turbulence. His self-portrait with a pipe, from a calmer period in Van Gogh's life, showed no sign of this correspondence.
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Why Shakespeare loved...
Iambic pentameter is when he takes ten steps. Our pirate friend can even help us remember how to properly mark it if we image the footprints he leaves walking along a deserted island A curve for unstressed syllables, and a shoe outline for stressed ones.
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What are gravitational...
and a ball rolling across a depression will curve like it's being attracted to the other mass. The bigger the mass, the deeper the depression and the stronger the gravity. When the mass making the depression moves, that sends out ripples in space-time.
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Watch One Family's...
you you really have to appreciate life as a journey and recognize life as a learning curve having a transplant it's not you have a transplant you go back to living it's an exchange it's a different
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How I made the ultimate...
and to help me overcome those steep learning curves and to be excited to work on this every single day I knew it had to be full of the things that I love I grew up listening to the stories my
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Incredible Dolphin...
in the first hours of samo's life he is on a huge learning curve less than a meter long sammy when swimming
Video examples
How to spot a misleading...
When they're used well, graphs can help us intuitively grasp complex data. But as visual software has enabled more usage of graphs throughout all media, it's also made them easier to use in a careless or dishonest way. So the next time you see a graph, don't be swayed by the lines and curves. Look at the labels, the numbers,
Video examples
The benefits of a good...
a phenomenon known as the forgetting curve. But this loss can be prevented through memory consolidation, the process by which information is moved from our fleeting short-term memory to our more durable long-term memory. This consolidation occurs with the help of a major part of the brain, known as the hippocampus.
Video examples
The benefits of good...
as the muscles strengthen. These curves help us stay upright and absorb some of the stress from activities like walking and jumping. If they are aligned properly, when you're standing up, you should be able to draw a straight line from a point just in front of your shoulders, to behind your hip,
Video examples
Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
that the only way to solve full self-driving is to solve real-world ai and sophisticated vision what do you feel about the current architecture do you think you have an architecture now where where there is a chance for the logarithmic curve not to tail off any anytime soon well i mean
Video examples
The unexpected math...
From the curves measured for pixel separations, they concluded that paintings from Van Gogh's period of psychotic agitation behave remarkably similar to fluid turbulence. His self-portrait with a pipe, from a calmer period in Van Gogh's life, showed no sign of this correspondence.
Video examples
Why Shakespeare loved...
Iambic pentameter is when he takes ten steps. Our pirate friend can even help us remember how to properly mark it if we image the footprints he leaves walking along a deserted island A curve for unstressed syllables, and a shoe outline for stressed ones.
Video examples
What are gravitational...
and a ball rolling across a depression will curve like it's being attracted to the other mass. The bigger the mass, the deeper the depression and the stronger the gravity. When the mass making the depression moves, that sends out ripples in space-time.
Video examples
Watch One Family's...
you you really have to appreciate life as a journey and recognize life as a learning curve having a transplant it's not you have a transplant you go back to living it's an exchange it's a different
Video examples
How I made the ultimate...
and to help me overcome those steep learning curves and to be excited to work on this every single day I knew it had to be full of the things that I love I grew up listening to the stories my
Video examples
Incredible Dolphin...
in the first hours of samo's life he is on a huge learning curve less than a meter long sammy when swimming
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Pablo Mari
Spanish Footballer
My footballing curve; I never thought this could happen. But over the years of work, injuries, without opportunities, I've learned that deep inside an attitude builds which says: 'The moment someone gives me the chance, there's no way I'm letting go.
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Gary Rossington
American Musician
I've always heard that the reason you fall is to get back up and keep going. So when that happens, or life throws you bad breaks or curves or deals you the wrong hand, all I've ever known is to keep going.
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Ricki-Lee Coulter
Australian Musician
I'm not ashamed of showing my curves to the world. Bodies are beautiful when they're full and healthy and fit. I've always had curves and I'll always be proud of them.
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Patsy Kensit
English Actress
Everything in life is a lesson and I have learned from each marriage. Yes, I've made mistakes but every experience is a learning curve.
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Ilaiyaraaja
Indian Musician
I had difficulty in grasping how music was made for films. It was a huge learning curve and the toughest phase of my life.
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La'Porsha Renae
American Musician
I'm proud of my curves, my daughter, as well as the harsh past that helped shape me into the strong woman I am today.
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Harley Pasternak
Canadian Author
Strengthening the lower back helps develop that sexy curve everyone wants from your back to your bum.
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Erin Heatherton
American Model
It's important to be fit, but you shouldn't get too skinny. You need to have curves.
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Pierre Trudeau
Canadian Statesman
My life is one long curve, full of turning points.
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Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
English Politician
In life, as in art, the beautiful moves in curves.
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Pablo Mari
Spanish Footballer
My footballing curve; I never thought this could happen. But over the years of work, injuries, without opportunities, I've learned that deep inside an attitude builds which says: 'The moment someone gives me the chance, there's no way I'm letting go.
Quote examples
Gary Rossington
American Musician
I've always heard that the reason you fall is to get back up and keep going. So when that happens, or life throws you bad breaks or curves or deals you the wrong hand, all I've ever known is to keep going.
Quote examples
Ricki-Lee Coulter
Australian Musician
I'm not ashamed of showing my curves to the world. Bodies are beautiful when they're full and healthy and fit. I've always had curves and I'll always be proud of them.
Quote examples
Patsy Kensit
English Actress
Everything in life is a lesson and I have learned from each marriage. Yes, I've made mistakes but every experience is a learning curve.
Quote examples
Ilaiyaraaja
Indian Musician
I had difficulty in grasping how music was made for films. It was a huge learning curve and the toughest phase of my life.
Quote examples
La'Porsha Renae
American Musician
I'm proud of my curves, my daughter, as well as the harsh past that helped shape me into the strong woman I am today.
Quote examples
Harley Pasternak
Canadian Author
Strengthening the lower back helps develop that sexy curve everyone wants from your back to your bum.
Quote examples
Erin Heatherton
American Model
It's important to be fit, but you shouldn't get too skinny. You need to have curves.
Quote examples
Pierre Trudeau
Canadian Statesman
My life is one long curve, full of turning points.
Quote examples
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
English Politician
In life, as in art, the beautiful moves in curves.
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