Sekirov Dictionary

curve

UK /kɜːv/US /kɚv/

noun9

  1. A bend, such as in a road.
  2. A simple figure containing no straight portions and no angles; a curved line.
  3. A grading system based on the scale of performance of a group used to normalize a right-skewed grade distribution (with more lower scores) into a bell curve, so that more can receive higher grades, regardless of their actual knowledge of the subject.
  4. (nonstandard) A grading system where all raw scores are raised by a set number of points.
  5. A continuous map from a one-dimensional space to a multidimensional space.
  6. A one-dimensional figure of non-zero length; the graph of a continuous map from a one-dimensional space.
  7. An algebraic curve; a polynomial relation of the planar coordinates.
  8. A one-dimensional continuum.
  9. [usually plural] (informal) The attractive shape of a woman's body.

verb5

  1. To bend; to crook.
  2. To cause to swerve from a straight course.
  3. To bend or turn gradually from a given direction.
  4. To grade on a curve (bell curve of a normal distribution).
  5. (slang) To reject, to turn down romantic advances.

adjective1

  1. (no longer used) Bent without angles; crooked; curved.
forms

curved · curving · curves

Phrases with curve

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