Synonyms and Antonyms of curve

synonym (synonym of curve)

  • (noun.shape)
    curved shape
    the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.act)
    bender, breaking ball, curve ball
    a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    curvature
    the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    bend
    curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) (noun.artifact)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    cut, sheer, slew, slue, swerve, trend, veer
    turn sharply; change direction abruptly (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    twist, wind
    extend in curves and turns (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    arc, arch
    form an arch or curve (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    crook
    bend or cause to bend (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.change)
    curl, kink
    form a curl, curve, or kink (verb.change)
     

antonym (antonym of curve)

  • (noun.shape)
    straight line
    a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature (noun.shape)
     

hypernym (curve IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • a line on a graph representing data (noun.communication)
    line
    a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point (noun.shape)
     
  • a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter (noun.act)
    delivery, pitch
    (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter (noun.act)
     
  • bend or cause to bend (verb.motion)
    bend, flex
    form a curve (verb.motion)
     
  • curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) (noun.artifact)
    section, segment
    one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object (noun.artifact)
     
  • extend in curves and turns (verb.stative)
    be
    have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) (verb.stative)
     
  • form a curl, curve, or kink (verb.change)
    change surface
    undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface (verb.change)
     
  • the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface (noun.attribute)
    configuration, conformation, contour, form, shape
    any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline) (noun.attribute)
     
  • turn sharply; change direction abruptly (verb.motion)
    turn
    change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense (verb.motion)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF curve relation)

  • a line on a graph representing data (noun.communication)
    regression curve, regression line
    a smooth curve fitted to the set of paired data in regression analysis; for linear regression the curve is a straight line (noun.cognition)
     
  • bend or cause to bend (verb.motion)
    recurve
    curve or bend (something) back or down (verb.motion)
     
  • curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) (noun.artifact)
    blind bend, blind curve
    a curve or bend in the road that you cannot see around as you are driving (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    elbow
    a sharp bend in a road or river (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    hairpin bend
    a U-shaped bend in a road (noun.artifact)
     
  • extend in curves and turns (verb.stative)
    circumvolute
    wind or turn in volutions, especially in an inward spiral, as of snail (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    snake
    form a snake-like pattern (verb.stative)
     
  • form an arch or curve (verb.motion)
    camber
    curve upward in the middle (verb.motion)
     
  • the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface (noun.attribute)
    curliness, waviness
    (of hair) a tendency to curl (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    straightness
    (of hair) lack of a tendency to curl (noun.attribute)
     
  • the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes (noun.shape)
    bell-shaped curve, gaussian curve, gaussian shape, normal curve
    a symmetrical curve representing the normal distribution (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.object)
    meander
    a bend or curve, as in a stream or river (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    closed curve
    a curve (such as a circle) having no endpoints (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    s-shape
    a double curve resembling the letter S (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    catenary
    the curve theoretically assumed by a perfectly flexible and inextensible cord of uniform density and cross section hanging freely from two fixed point more.. (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    cupid's bow
    the double curve of the upper lip when considered to resemble Cupid's bow (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    undulation, wave
    an undulating curve (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    extrados
    the exterior curve of an arch (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    gooseneck
    something in a thin curved form (like the neck of a goose) (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    intrados
    the interior curve of an arch (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    bend, crook, turn, twist
    a circular segment of a curve (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    crotchet, hook
    a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    envelope
    a curve that is tangent to each of a family of curves (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    arc
    a continuous portion of a circle (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle, scallop
    one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the ma more.. (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    spiral
    a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    helix, spiral
    a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    perversion
    a curve that reverses the direction of something (noun.shape)
     
  • (adj.all)
    sinuosity, sinuousness
    having curves (adj.all)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    arch
    a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    bell, bell shape, campana
    the shape of a bell (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    arc, bow
    something curved in shape (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    crescent
    any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    quadric, quadric surface
    a curve or surface whose equation (in Cartesian coordinates) is of the second degree (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    line roulette, roulette
    a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure (noun.shape)
     
  • turn sharply; change direction abruptly (verb.motion)
    peel off
    leave a formation (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    yaw
    swerve off course momentarily (verb.motion)
     

part meronym (HAS PART relation)

  • a line on a graph representing data (noun.communication)
    graph, graphical record
    a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axes (noun.communication)
     
  • curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) (noun.artifact)
    road, route
    an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation (noun.artifact)
     

entail (entailment relations of curve)

  • form a curl, curve, or kink (verb.change)
    bend, deform, flex, turn, twist
    cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form (verb.contact)
     

derivation (.... is derived from curve)

  • a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter (noun.act)
    bend
    change direction (verb.motion)
     
  • bend or cause to bend (verb.motion)
    bend, crook, turn, twist
    a circular segment of a curve (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.state)
    curvature
    (medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal (noun.state)
     
  • curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) (noun.artifact)
    curl, curve, kink
    form a curl, curve, or kink (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    curve, cut, sheer, slew, slue, swerve, trend, veer
    turn sharply; change direction abruptly (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    curve, twist, wind
    extend in curves and turns (verb.stative)
     
  • (adj.all)
    curvey, curvy
    having curves (adj.all)
     
  • form a curl, curve, or kink (verb.change)
    bend, curve
    curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    coil, curl, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, roll, scroll, whorl
    a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    kink, twirl, twist
    a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight (noun.shape)
     
  • form an arch or curve (verb.motion)
    arch
    (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    arch, archway
    a passageway under a curved masonry construction (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    curvature, curve
    the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    arc
    a continuous portion of a circle (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    arc, bow
    something curved in shape (noun.shape)
     
  • the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface (noun.attribute)
    arc, arch, curve
    form an arch or curve (verb.motion)
     
  • turn sharply; change direction abruptly (verb.motion)
    swerve, swerving, veering
    the act of turning aside suddenly (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.event)
    swerve, yaw
    an erratic deflection from an intended course (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.location)
    course, trend
    general line of orientation (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    curve, curved shape
    the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes (noun.shape)
     

domain category (curve is domain category of ....)

  • curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) (noun.artifact)
    river
    a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek) (noun.object)
     
synonym antonym hypernym hyponym part meronym entail derivation curved shape bender curvature bend cut sheer straight line delivery pitch section segment configuration conformation blind bend blind curve elbow hairpin bend curliness waviness road route graph graphical record bend deform flex turn twist bend curl cut twist wind curvey
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