A bending or curved geographical feature, as an indentation in a coast line or mass of ice, a bend in a river, etc. Also figurative.
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| 释义 | the world > space > shape > curvature > 			[noun]		 > a curve (32)		 bightOE A bending or curved geographical feature, as an indentation in a coast line or mass of ice, a bend in a river, etc. Also figurative. crookingc1380 The action of crook, v.1; bending from the straight line; a bend, curve, curvature. curvature?a1425 concrete. A curved portion of anything; a curve. bought1519 A bend or curve; esp. a hollow angle or bend in the animal body. Cf. bight, n. 2. Obsolete. compass1545 A circular arc, sweep, curve. Obsolete. ply1575 A bend, a part of something which bends; esp. a hinged joint part way along a limb. In later use also: flexibility. Now rare. reflexure1578 Anatomy. A bend, a fold; a flexure. curve1596 A curved form, outline, etc.; a curved thing or portion of a thing; a bend. circumflex1601 Bending round, winding, curve, a curved line. curb1601 A curve, an arc. Obsolete. rare. flexion1607 concrete. The bent part of anything; a bend, curve. Also, a joint. flexure1608 concrete. A thing of bent shape; the bent part of anything (e.g. a limb, river, road); a bend, curve, turn, winding. round1608 A curve or bend in a river, coastline, etc. Now rare. sinus1615 A curvature, flexure, or bend; spec. in Zoology, a curved recess in a shell. return1626 A bend, turn, or winding. Also: a section extending between two bends. In a line, bar, etc. Obsolete. inflection1658 The condition of being inflected or bent; concrete a bending, bend, curvature, or angle. curvity1705 The quality or state of being curved or bent; curvedness, curvature; (also) a curved portion of anything, a curve. sweep1715 A curved line or form; a curve; also, curvature. tarve1848 A turn; a bend, a curve. Subcategories:— 			curved part			(7)		 — 			curved thing			(3)		 — 			flattish part at foot of curve			(1)		 — 			curve caused by torsion			(1)		 — 			produced by systematic oscillation			(1)		 | 
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