CURVE
What does "CURVE" mean?
A line that bends smoothly and continuously, without sharp angles.
Meanings
- A smoothly bending line or shape. The road followed the curve of the river.
- A line on a graph showing how one quantity varies with another. The infection curve finally began to flatten. technical
- To bend or cause to bend in a smooth, continuous arc. The pitcher could make the ball curve away at the last instant.
Word origin
From Latin 'curvus', meaning bent or crooked, entering English first as a verb in the 16th century.
Remember it
CURVE bends around the letter V at its center - the one sharp point the rest of the word softens.
A little poem
The road will not break-
it leans into the mountain
and arrives by yielding.
haiku
Wordplay
- I told the straight line a joke and it didn't get it - it has no curves, so nothing ever bends its way.
What it teaches
The path that bends reaches the far side that the straight line only stares at.
Quick facts
What does CURVE mean?
A line that bends smoothly and continuously, without sharp angles.
Is CURVE a valid word?
Yes — CURVE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is CURVE?
CURVE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does CURVE come from?
From Latin 'curvus', meaning bent or crooked, entering English first as a verb in the 16th century.
What can CURVE teach us?
The path that bends reaches the far side that the straight line only stares at.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.