curvingn.

Brit.

/ˈkəːvɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈkərvɪŋ/

Forms: 1500s–1600s curuing, 1600s– curving.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: curve n., -ing suffix¹; curve v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: Originally < curve n. + -ing suffix¹. In later use also partly < curve v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action or an act of curve v.; bending, bowing; curvature. In early use sometimes: a curved stretch or section of something. Also figurative.

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the world > space > shape > curvature > [noun] > action or process

crookc1330

bowinga1398

bending1398

embowing1430

inflection1531

bent1567

curving1594

flexure1600

curbing1601

crooking1607

incurvation1608

1594 J. Norden Speculi Brit. Pars: Essex (1840) 11 The Roding..after manifolde curuings, it maketh way vnder Wodforde bridge.

1605 W. Camden Remaines i. 103/2 Wick, and Wich, in short, the curving or rech of a River, or the Sea.

1711 W. Sutherland Ship-builders Assistant 6 Fig. C. shews the Curving of the Frame Bends.

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa III. xli. 213 Curvings from the plain simple truth.

1831 J. J. Abert & J. Kearney Rep. Exam. Chesapeake & Ohio Canal 5 A slight curving had been observed in a part of the wall.

1882 S. H. Vines tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. (ed. 2) 905 The curving of the [antheridium]..indicates that fertilisation does not usually take place between the contiguous organs.

1906 Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 16 451 Other bones of the limbs are naturally too short to show any curving.

1978 J. Webb Fields of Fire (2008) iii. 442 His father smiled, just the smallest curving of his mouth.

2006 Flying Jan. 90/3 The overall appearance [of the airport] presented itself as a conglomeration of bendings, curvings and wavy lines.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

curvingadj.

Brit.

/ˈkəːvɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈkərvɪŋ/

Forms: 1600s curuing, 1600s– curving.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: curve v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < curve v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier curving n.

That curves; curved.

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the world > space > shape > curvature > [adjective]

crooked?c1225

roundc1300

ybentc1330

bentc1374

cambera1387

curvate?a1425

curve?a1425

curved?a1425

bowingc1440

crumped1480

bowed1483

bended1495

bowlanda1522

compass?1523

curbed?1541

compassed1551

compassing1576

curvated1598

orbed1598

curving1609

ridgill-backed1611

incurved1623

inflected1646

incurvate1647

curvous1661

incurvated1665

swayed1688

bending1697

circumflex1707

curval1730

sweeping1772

bendy1800

curvatureda1810

curvative1846

hooped1852

swept1903

1609 P. Holland tr. Ammianus Marcellinus Rom. Hist. xviii. xiii. 120 On the South side watered it is beneath with the curving streame of Tigris [L. geniculato Tigridis meatu].

a1669 W. Somner Treat. Rom. Ports & Forts Kent (1693) 17 A place notable indeed for abundance of sand of each side of the Channel, whose banks sinus-like are of a winding, curving, and imbowed form and figure.

?1734 ‘Pilgrim Plowden’ Farrago 45 Quiver large, curving plumes upon his tail.

1762 W. Falconer Shipwreck iii. 40 Watch the curving prow.

1803 Lady's Monthly Museum Feb. 127 The..chairs..are made with curving legs, and clump, or rather knob, feet.

1878 G. F. Maclear Celts (1879) iii. 31 The curving shores of Provence and Narbonne.

1932 Broadway Brevities 6 June 8/2 Her garments clung becomingly to her slender, yet curving, figure.

1991 Times of India 11 Sept. (Downtown Suppl.) 1/1 Everyone loves the deity [sc. Ganesha], with His curving trunk, rounded tummy and big, flappy ears.

2010 T. Dombrowski Secret Beaches Southern Vancouver Island i. 114 The gently curving and banked bay is made up of sea-smoothed but angular pebbles.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	curving
释义	curvingn. Brit. /ˈkəːvɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkərvɪŋ/ Forms: 1500s–1600s curuing, 1600s– curving. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: curve n., -ing suffix¹; curve v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: Originally < curve n. + -ing suffix¹. In later use also partly < curve v. + -ing suffix¹. The action or an act of curve v.; bending, bowing; curvature. In early use sometimes: a curved stretch or section of something. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > [noun] > action or process crookc1330 bowinga1398 bending1398 embowing1430 inflection1531 bent1567 curving1594 flexure1600 curbing1601 crooking1607 incurvation1608 1594 J. Norden Speculi Brit. Pars: Essex (1840) 11 The Roding..after manifolde curuings, it maketh way vnder Wodforde bridge. 1605 W. Camden Remaines i. 103/2 Wick, and Wich, in short, the curving or rech of a River, or the Sea. 1711 W. Sutherland Ship-builders Assistant 6 Fig. C. shews the Curving of the Frame Bends. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa III. xli. 213 Curvings from the plain simple truth. 1831 J. J. Abert & J. Kearney Rep. Exam. Chesapeake & Ohio Canal 5 A slight curving had been observed in a part of the wall. 1882 S. H. Vines tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. (ed. 2) 905 The curving of the [antheridium]..indicates that fertilisation does not usually take place between the contiguous organs. 1906 Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 16 451 Other bones of the limbs are naturally too short to show any curving. 1978 J. Webb Fields of Fire (2008) iii. 442 His father smiled, just the smallest curving of his mouth. 2006 Flying Jan. 90/3 The overall appearance [of the airport] presented itself as a conglomeration of bendings, curvings and wavy lines. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). curvingadj. Brit. /ˈkəːvɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkərvɪŋ/ Forms: 1600s curuing, 1600s– curving. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: curve v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < curve v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier curving n. That curves; curved. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > [adjective] crooked?c1225 roundc1300 ybentc1330 bentc1374 cambera1387 curvate?a1425 curve?a1425 curved?a1425 bowingc1440 crumped1480 bowed1483 bended1495 bowlanda1522 compass?1523 curbed?1541 compassed1551 compassing1576 curvated1598 orbed1598 curving1609 ridgill-backed1611 incurved1623 inflected1646 incurvate1647 curvous1661 incurvated1665 swayed1688 bending1697 circumflex1707 curval1730 sweeping1772 bendy1800 curvatureda1810 curvative1846 hooped1852 swept1903 1609 P. Holland tr. Ammianus Marcellinus Rom. Hist. xviii. xiii. 120 On the South side watered it is beneath with the curving streame of Tigris [L. geniculato Tigridis meatu]. a1669 W. Somner Treat. Rom. Ports & Forts Kent (1693) 17 A place notable indeed for abundance of sand of each side of the Channel, whose banks sinus-like are of a winding, curving, and imbowed form and figure. ?1734 ‘Pilgrim Plowden’ Farrago 45 Quiver large, curving plumes upon his tail. 1762 W. Falconer Shipwreck iii. 40 Watch the curving prow. 1803 Lady's Monthly Museum Feb. 127 The..chairs..are made with curving legs, and clump, or rather knob, feet. 1878 G. F. Maclear Celts (1879) iii. 31 The curving shores of Provence and Narbonne. 1932 Broadway Brevities 6 June 8/2 Her garments clung becomingly to her slender, yet curving, figure. 1991 Times of India 11 Sept. (Downtown Suppl.) 1/1 Everyone loves the deity [sc. Ganesha], with His curving trunk, rounded tummy and big, flappy ears. 2010 T. Dombrowski Secret Beaches Southern Vancouver Island i. 114 The gently curving and banked bay is made up of sea-smoothed but angular pebbles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1594adj.1609
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