curve

B1
Pronunciation
/kɜːv/
/kɝv/
Noun
8 definition(s)
1 Definition

A gentle bend, such as in a road.

Example Sentences
  • You should slow down when approaching a curve.
2 Definition

A simple figure containing no straight portions and no angles; a curved line.

Example Sentences
  • She scribbled a curve on the paper.
3 Definition

A grading system based on the scale of performance of a group used to normalize a right-skewed grade distribution (with more lower scores) into a bell curve, so that more can receive higher grades, regardless of their actual knowledge of the subject.

Example Sentences
  • The teacher was nice and graded the test on a curve.
4 Definition

A continuous map from a one-dimensional space to a multidimensional space.

5 Definition

A one-dimensional figure of non-zero length; the graph of a continuous map from a one-dimensional space.

6 Definition

An algebraic curve; a polynomial relation of the planar coordinates.

7 Definition

A one-dimensional continuum.

8 Definition

(usually in the plural) The attractive shape of a woman's body.

Verb
5 definition(s)
1 Definition

To bend; to crook.

Example Sentences
  • to curve a line
2 Definition

To cause to swerve from a straight course.

Example Sentences
  • to curve a ball in pitching it
3 Definition

To bend or turn gradually from a given direction.

Example Sentences
  • the road curves to the right
4 Definition

To grade on a curve (bell curve of a normal distribution).

Example Sentences
  • The teacher will curve the test.
5 Definition

To reject, to turn down romantic advances.

Example Sentences
  • I was once curved three times by the same woman.
Adjective
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

Bent without angles; crooked; curved.

Example Sentences
  • a curve line