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Adjective
/kərvd/,
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Having the form of a curve; bent,
  1. Having the form of a curve; bent
    • - birds with long curved bills
  1. having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend; "the curved tusks of a walrus"; "his curved lips suggested a smile but his eyes were hard"
  2. In mathematics, a curve is, generally speaking, an object similar to a line (geometry) but which is not required to be straight. Often curves in two-dimensional (plane curves) or three-dimensional (space curves) Euclidean space are of interest.
  3. (Curving) In education, grading on a curve (also known as curved grading or simply curving) is a statistical method of assigning grades designed to yield a pre-determined distribution of grades among the students in a class. ...
  4. (curving) The action of the verb to curve; That curves or curve
  5. (Curving) The process of adding a constant radius to a flat piece of metal material.
  6. (curving) not straight, bending gradually
  7. used to describe contact surfaces that have curvature. Most vacuum cups or below-the-hook vacuum lifters can attach to curved surfaces only if they are specifically designed for such an application (see "concave pad").
  8. a horn with a small curvature in one direction. Seen in gazelles and goats.
  9. lines are curly and express movement such as ~~~~~
  10. A hair shaft form with slight curvature but does not exhibit waviness or does not curl back upon itself to form a circle.
  11. ears bent forwards. This phénotype results from the effect of a dominant gene which alters the structure of the cartilage. This does not have to be at true Korat.
  12. surface rising to a vertex.
  13. Suggests flowing movement.