Look up: Curve

1. curve
   [n] - the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes 2. [n] - a line on a graph representing data 3. [n] - a baseball thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter
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2. curve
   a curved line representing graphically a variable element as affected by one or more conditions Category: Mathematics • the representation of frequency over a given range,in relation to a fixed standard of amplitude Category: Electrical engineering and energy
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3. Curve
   Curve (kûrv) adjective [ Latin curvus bent, curved. See Cirb .] Bent without angles; crooked; curved; as, a curve line; a curve surface.
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4. Curve
   Curve noun [ See Curve , adjective , Cirb .] 1. A bending without angles; that which is bent; a flexure; as, a curve in a railway or canal. 2. (Geom.) A line described according to so...
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5. Curve
   Curve transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Curved (k?rvd); present participle & verbal noun Curving .] [ Latin curvare ., from curvus . See Curve ,
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6. Curve
   Curve intransitive verb To bend or turn gradually from a given direction; as, the road curves to the right.
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7. curve
   A nonangular deviation from a straight course in a line or surface. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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8. curve
   noun a line on a graph representing data
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9. curve
   curved shape noun the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
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10. curve
    breaking ball noun a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter
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11. curve
    noun the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
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12. curve
    (kurv) a line that is not straight, or that describes part of a circle, especially a line representing varying values in a graph.
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13. Curve
    • (a.) Bent without angles; crooked; curved; as, a curve line; a curve surface. • (a.) A line described according to some low, and having no finite portion of it a straight line. • (a.) To bend; to crook; as, to curve a line; to curve a pipe; to cause to swerve from a straight course;...
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14. curve
    (from the article `derivative`) ...or, more precisely, as the slope of the tangent line at a point. Its calculation, in fact, derives from the slope formula for a straight line, ... branch of mathematics that studies the geometry of curves, surfaces, and manifolds (the higher-dimensional analogs of surfaces). The discipline owes ... ...
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15. curve
    a nonangular deviation from a straight course in a line or surface.
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16. curve
    curve, in mathematics, a line no part of which is straight; more generally, it is considered to be any one-dimensional collection of points, thus including the straight line as a special kind of curve. In analytic geometry a plane curve is usually considered as the graph of an equation or function, ...
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17. Curve
    A curve (named from the Latin, curvus, meaning crooked), is a line which may be cut by a straight line in more points than one; a line in which no three consecutive points lie in the same direction. The doctrine of curves and of the figures and solids generated from curves constitutes what is called...
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18. curve
    Type: Term Pronunciation: kerv Definitions: 1. A nonangular continuous bend or line. 2. A chart or graphic representation, by means of a continuous line connecting individual observations, of the course of a physiologic activity, of the number of cases of a disease in a given period, or of any entit...
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19. curve
    In geometry, the locus of a point moving according to specified conditions. The circle is the locus of all points equidistant from a given point (the centre). Other common geometrical curves are the ellipse, parabola, and hyperbola, which are also produced when a cone is cut by a plane at different a...
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20. Curve
    In mathematics, a `curve` (sometimes also called `curved line`) is, generally speaking, an object similar to a line but which is not required to be straight. This entails that a line is a special case of curve, namely a curve with null curvature. Often curves in two-dimensional (plane curves) or thr...
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21. Curve
    (magazine) `Curve` is a lesbian magazine in the United States. It covers news, politics, social issues, and includes celebrity interviews and stories on entertainment, pop culture, style, travel, and a website that hosts an internet forum focusing on lesbian issues, active since 2000. ...
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22. Curve
    (band) `Curve` was an English music group formed in 1990 chiefly around the collaboration of singer/songwriter Toni Halliday and bassist/guitarist/programmer Dean Garcia. History: Halliday and Garcia were introduced to each other by fellow musician Dave Stewart of title=`Eurythmics` Be You...
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23. Curve
    (tonality) In image editing, a `curve` is a remapping of image tonality, specified as a function from input level to output level, used as a way to emphasize colours or other elements in a picture. Curves can usually be applied to all channels together in an image, or to each channel individu...
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24. Curve
    (album) `Curve` is the second studio album by Canadian country music group Doc Walker. The album was nominated for Country Recording of the Year at the 2003 Juno Awards. Track listing: #"Whoever Made Those Rules" (Tim Buppert, George Teren) - 3:31 #"Dreaming Out Loud&quo...
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25. Curve
    (theatre) `Curve` is a theatre in Leicester, England, based in the Cultural quarter in Leicester City Centre. Before being named Curve, it was referred to as Leicester Performing Arts Centre.<ref name="bbc2">http://www.bbc.co.uk/leicester/content/articles/2008/01/25...
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