Meaning of CURVE in English

■ noun a line or outline which gradually deviates from being straight for some or all of its length.

↘a line on a graph (whether straight or ~d) showing how one quantity varies with respect to another.

↘(also ~ ball ) Baseball a delivery in which the pitcher causes the ball to deviate from a straight path by imparting spin.

■ verb form or cause to form a ~.


ME: from L. curvare 'to bend', from curvus 'bent'.

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