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Definition of curve
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of curve is as below...
Curve (a.) A
bending
without
angles;
that which is bent; a
flexure;
as, a curve in a
railway
or
canal..
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Worm-shaped
::
Worm-shaped
(a.)
Shaped
like a worm; /hick and
almost
cylindrical,
but
variously
curved
or bent; as, a
worm-shaped
root..
Curve
::
Curve (a.) Bent
without
angles;
crooked;
curved;
as, a curve line; a curve
surface..
Aduncous
::
Aduncous
(a.)
Curved
inwards;
hooked.
Roulette
::
Roulette
(n.) the curve
traced
by any point in the plane of a given curve when the
latter
rolls,
without
sliding,
over
another
fixed
curve.
See
Cycloid,
and
Epycycloid..
Sicklewort
::
Sicklewort
(n.) A plant of the genus
Coronilla
(C.
scorpioides);
-- so named from its
curved
pods.
Quadrature
::
Quadrature
(a.) The act of
squaring;
the
finding
of a
square
having
the same area as some given
curvilinear
figure;
as, the
quadrature
of a
circle;
the
operation
of
finding
an
expression
for the area of a
figure
bounded
wholly
or in part by a
curved
line, as by a
curve,
two
ordinates,
and the axis of
abscissas..
Davit
::
Davit (n.)
Curved
arms of
timber
or iron,
projecting
over a
ship's
side of
stern,
having
tackle
to raise or lower a boat, swing it in on deck, rig it out for
lowering,
etc.; --
called
also boat
davits..
Catenary
::
Catenary
(n.) The curve
formed
by a rope or chain of
uniform
density
and
perfect
flexibility,
hanging
freely
between
two
points
of
suspension,
not in the same
vertical
line..
Engrailment
::
Engrailment
(n.)
Indentation
in
curved
lines,
as of a line of
division
or the edge of an
ordinary..
Vibration
::
Vibration
(n.) A
limited
reciprocating
motion
of a
particle
of an
elastic
body or
medium
in
alternately
opposite
directions
from its
position
of
equilibrium,
when that
equilibrium
has been
disturbed,
as when a
stretched
cord or other body
produces
musical
notes,
or
particles
of air
transmit
sounds
to the ear. The path of the
particle
may be in a
straight
line, in a
circular
arc, or in any curve
whatever..
Graille
::
Graille
(n.) A
halfround
single-cut
file or
fioat,
having
one
curved
face and one
straight
face, -- used by comb
makers..
Semiparabola
::
Semiparabola
(n.) One
branch
of a
parabola,
being
terminated
at the
principal
vertex
of the
curve..
Latus Rectum
::
Latus
rectum
() The line drawn
through
a focus of a conic
section
parallel
to the
directrix
and
terminated
both ways by the
curve.
It is the
parameter
of the
principal
axis. See
Focus,
and
Parameter..
Tautochrone
::
Tautochrone
(n.) A
curved
line, such that a heavy body,
descending
along it by the
action
of
gravity,
will
always
arrive
at the
lowest
point in the same time,
wherever
in the curve it may begin to fall; as, an
inverted
cycloid
with its base
horizontal
is a
tautochrone..
Curvature
::
Curvature
(n.) The
amount
of
degree
of
bending
of a
mathematical
curve,
or the
tendency
at any point to
depart
from a
tangent
drawn to the curve at that
point..
Spokesmen
::
Spokeshave
(n.) A kind of
drawing
knife or
planing
tool for
dressing
the
spokes
of
wheels,
the
shells
of
blocks,
and other
curved
work..
Crook
::
Crook (n.) A bend, turn, or
curve;
curvature;
flexure..
Boomerang
::
Boomerang
(n.) A very
singular
missile
weapon
used by the
natives
of
Australia
and in some parts of
India.
It is
usually
a
curved
stick of hard wood, from
twenty
to
thirty
inches
in
length,
from two to three
inches
wide, and half or three
quarters
of an inch
thick.
When
thrown
from the hand with a quick
rotary
motion,
it
describes
very
remarkable
curves,
according
to the shape of the
instrument
and the
manner
of
throwing
it, often
moving
nearly
horizontally
a long
distance,
then
curving
upward
t
Hook-billed
::
Hook-billed
(a.)
Having
a
strongly
curved
bill.
Thar
::
Thar (n.) A
goatlike
animal
(Capra
Jemlaica)
native
of the
Himalayas.
It has
small,
flattened
horns,
curved
directly
backward.
The hair of the neck,
shoulders,
and chest of the male is very long,
reaching
to the
knees.
Called
also
serow,
and imo..
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