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# curved

adjective (curved); verb, past of «curve» (curve, curves, curved, curving)

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

## Everyday

1. Bent in a smooth round shape, not straight and with no sharp corners. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curved/#m1)
2. (verb) Moved or bent in a curve. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curved/#m2)

### In the lessons

In maths, shapes can have straight or curved sides or faces: a circle has one curved side, a cylinder has two flat faces and one curved surface, a sphere is all curved. In science, light bends on curved mirrors and lenses. In everyday life, curved roads need slower driving. Phrases: «curved line», «curved surface», «curved edge», «curved around».

### Examples

- A circle is made of one curved line. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curved/#x1)
- A cylinder has two flat faces and one curved surface. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curved/#x2)
- The road curved around the hill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curved/#x3)
- The banana is long and curved. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curved/#x4)
- A rainbow is a curved band of colours. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curved/#x5)
- Draw a straight line and a curved line. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curved/#x6)
- The spoon's curved back made my face look funny. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curved/#x7)
- The river curved through the valley. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curved/#x8)
- They were swans, and they curved their graceful necks, while their soft plumage shown with dazzling whiteness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curved/#x9)

### Note

The noun and verb is «curve». In maths, a curved surface is not counted as a «face» in some schools — check what your teacher says: a cylinder may be said to have 2 faces and 1 curved surface. Opposite: straight.

## On Mova

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