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# curve

noun (a curve, curves); verb (curve, curves, curved, curving)

«curve» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A line that bends smoothly without any sharp corners, like part of a circle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curve/#m1)
2. A bend in a road, river or path. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curve/#m2)
3. As a verb, to bend in a smooth line. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curve/#m3)

### In the lessons

In maths, a curve is a line that is not straight; circles and ovals are made of curves, and a graph line can curve. In safety lessons, you cross roads away from curves, because drivers cannot see you. In science, a ball thrown in the air follows a curve. Phrases: a curved line, a sharp curve, curve around, around the curve, a learning curve.

### Examples

- Draw a curve, not a straight line. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curve/#x1)
- The road curves around the lake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curve/#x2)
- Don't cross near a curve; drivers can't see you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curve/#x3)
- A circle is one long curve. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curve/#x4)
- The rainbow made a curve across the sky. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curve/#x5)
- The ball curved into the goal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curve/#x6)
- The curve of the broken dome was above his head. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curve/#x7)

### Note

Countable noun; regular verb (curved, curving). "Curved" is the adjective: a curved edge. In maths, faces can be flat or curved: a cylinder has two flat faces and one curved surface. Safety: cross where you can see far in both directions, not on a bend.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «curve» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curve/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«curve» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/curve.html) on Mova free.