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单词 curvaceous
释义

curve /kûrv/

noun
  1. A line that is not straight
  2. A line (including a straight line) answering to an equation
  3. A graph
  4. The curved line on a graph representing the rise and fall of measurable data, eg birth rate
  5. A curved surface
  6. Anything bent
  7. An arch
  8. (in pl) the rounded contours of a woman's body (informal)
transitive verb
  1. To bend
  2. To form into a curve
intransitive verb
  1. To bend
  2. To move in a curve
ORIGIN: L curvus crooked

curvaceous or curvacious /kûr-vāˈshəs/ adjective (informal)

(of a woman) having shapely curves

curˈvāte or curvāˈted adjective

Curved or bent in a regular form

curvāˈtion noun

curˈvative /-və-tiv/ adjective

curˈvature /-və-chər/ noun

  1. A curving or bending
  2. The continual bending, or the amount of bending, from a straight line
  3. The reciprocal of the radius at any point

curved adjective

curveˈsome adjective

Curvaceous

curvicauˈdate adjective

Having a crooked tail

curvicosˈtate adjective

Having curved ribs

curvifōˈliate adjective

Having curved leaves

curˈviform adjective

curvilinˈeal or curvilinˈear adjective

Bounded by curved lines

curvilinˈeally adverb

curvilinearˈity noun

curvˈiness noun

curˈving adjective

curvirosˈtral adjective

(of a bird) with the bill curved downward

curˈvital adjective

Of or relating to curvature

curˈvity noun

The state of being curved

curvˈy adjective (curvˈier; curvˈiest)

curveˈball noun

  1. A slower pitch with an arcing trajectory (baseball)
  2. Something that is unexpected or contains a hidden trick (figurative)

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