word | curve |
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definition | noun A curve is a smooth, gradually bending line, for example part of the edge of a circle . ...the curve of his lips. ...a curve in the road. You can refer to a change in something as a particular curve, especially when it is represented on a graph. Each firm will face a downward-sloping demand curve. Was it just a temporary blip on an otherwise healthy growth curve? verb If something curves, or if someone or something curves it, it has the shape of a curve. Her spine curved. The track curved away below him. ...a knife with a slightly curving blade. A small, unobtrusive smile curved the cook's thin lips. If something curves, it moves in a curve, for example through the air . The ball curved strangely in the air. |
inflections | curvescurvingcurved |
cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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