单词 | curve |
释义 | Word Frequency curve(kɜːv) noun 1. a continuously bending line that has no straight parts 2. something that curves or is curved, such as a bend in a road or the contour of a woman's body 3. the act or extent of curving; curvature 4. mathematics a. a system of points whose coordinates satisfy a given equation; a locus of points b. the graph of a function with one independent variable 5. a line representing data, esp statistical data, on a graph an unemployment curve 6. ahead of the curve 7. behind the curve 8. short for French curve verb ▶ Related adjective: sinuous9. to take or cause to take the shape or path of a curve; bend 10. (transitive) US slang to reject (a person) emphatically Derived forms curvedly (ˈkɜːvɪdlɪ) adverb curvedness (ˈcurvedness) noun curvy (ˈcurvy) adjective Word origin C15: from Latin curvāre to bend, from curvus crooked |
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