Curve Road Curves Noun Kɜːv Kɜːrv Admired Delicate

• he admired the delicate curve of her ear.
• the pattern was made up of straight lines and curves.
• a curve in the road
• the driver lost control on a curve and the vehicle hit a tree.

curve

1. a line or surface that bends gradually; a smooth bend
• SEE ALSO bell curve
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• He admired the delicate curve of her ear.
• The pattern was made up of straight lines and curves.
• a curve in the road
• The driver lost control on a curve and the vehicle hit a tree.
• The program automatically plots the curve on a graph.
• This figure shows the population curve for the last hundred years.

Extra Examples

• He slowed down to negotiate the curve.
• Slow down at the curves.
• The car vanished around a curve.
• The road follows the coast in a wide curve.
• The road went around in a tight curve.
• The seats were arranged to form a curve.
• the curve of his neck
• the natural curve of your spine
• the voluptuous curve of her hips
• the unemployment-income curve (= a line on a graph showing the relationship between the number of unemployed people and national income)
• a demand/yield/growth/supply curve (= on a graph )
2. a ball that moves in a curve when it is thrown to the batter
3. something that is unexpected and difficult to deal with
4. curving shapes that form part of a woman's body
• The supermodel showed off her famous curves in a figure-hugging red dress.
• The evening dress hugged her curves beautifully.
5. in advance of or behind a particular trend
• Our expert advice will help you stay ahead of the curve.
• We've fallen behind the curve when it comes to developing new digital products.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Latin curvare ‘to bend’, from curvus ‘bent’. The noun dates from the late 17th cent.