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curve

86 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) curve (adjective)
  2. 2) curve (verb)
  3. 3) curve (noun)
  4. curve-billed thrasher (noun)
  5. curve-drawing meter (noun)
  6. curve fitting (noun)
  7. curve of areas
  8. curve of pursuit
  9. algebraic curve (noun)
  10. asymptotic curve (noun)
  11. axis of a curve
  12. bell curve (noun)
  13. Bertrand curve (noun)
  14. caustic curve (noun)
  15. characteristic curve (noun)
  16. compound curve (noun)
  17. correlation curve (noun)
  18. cosine curve (noun)
  19. cuspidal curve (noun)
  20. cyclic curve (noun)
  21. degree of curve
  22. demand curve (noun)
  23. derived curve (noun)
  24. diametral curve (noun)
  25. distribution curve (noun)
  26. easement curve (noun)
  27. elastic curve (noun)
  28. exponential curve (noun)
  29. fatigue curve (noun)
  30. french curve (noun)

1curve

adj \ˈkərv\

Definition of CURVE

archaic
: bent or formed into a curve

Origin of CURVE

Middle English, from Latin curvus; akin to Greek kyrtos convex, Middle Irish cruinn round
First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with CURVE

MIRV, nerve, serve, slurve, swerve, verve

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