curve
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(noun) a baseball thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter |
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Synonyms: bender, breaking ball, curve ball |
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Related Words: delivery, pitch |
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(noun) a line on a graph representing data |
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Related Words: line, regression curve, regression line |
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(noun) the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes |
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Synonyms: curved shape |
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Related Words: Gaussian curve, Gaussian shape, arc, arch, bell, bell shape, bell-shaped curve, bend, bow, campana, catenary, crescent, crook, crotchet, envelope, extrados, gooseneck, helix, hook, intrados, line, line roulette, meander, normal curve, quadric, roulette, sinuosity, sinuousness, spiral, turn, wave |
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Antonyms: straight line |
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(verb) form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"; "The road curved" |
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Synonyms: curl, kink |
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Related Words: change surface |
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(verb) bend or cause to bend |
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Synonyms: crook |
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Related Words: bend, flex, recurve |
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(verb) form an arch |
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Synonyms: arc, arch |
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Related Words: bend, camber, flex |
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(verb) extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake" |
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Synonyms: wind |
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Related Words: be, circumvolute, snake, spiral |
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(noun) curved segment |
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Synonyms: bend |
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Related Words: elbow, section, segment |
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(noun) the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface |
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Synonyms: curvature |
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Related Words: configuration, contour, curliness, form, shape, straightness |
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(verb) turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right" |
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Synonyms: cut, sheer, slew, slue, swerve, trend, veer |
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Related Words: peel off, turn, yaw |
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