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Adjective
/ˈärkyo͞oit/,/-ˌāt/,
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Shaped like a bow; curved,
  1. Shaped like a bow; curved
    • - the arcuate sweep of the chain of islands

  1. arced: forming or resembling an arch; "an arched ceiling"
  2. (Arcuated) An arch is a structure that spans a space while supporting weight (e.g. a doorway in a stone wall). ...
  3. curved into the shape of a bow
  4. (arcuately) In an arcuate way
  5. (arcuated) descriptive of a building dependent on the use of the arch, not post and lintel (trabeated).
  6. Leaf veins arching upward toward the apex of the leaf.
  7. Veins curve at ends as they approach the leaf margin.
  8. “Arch-like”.  The double arcuate stitch, patented by Levi’s, is usually seen on the back pockets of jeans.
  9. Latin arcuatum = curved or arched.
  10. Curved or bent like a bow.
  11. curved, as a bow, bent