CURVE
/kÉËv/
10
Scrabble
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WWF
C(3) U(1) R(1) V(4) E(1)
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Definition
/kÉËv/
noun
- A gentle bend, such as in a road.“You should slow down when approaching a curve.”
- A simple figure containing no straight portions and no angles; a curved line.“She scribbled a curve on the paper.”
- 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.“The teacher was nice and graded the test on a curve.”
verb
- To bend; to crook.“to curve a line”
- To cause to swerve from a straight course.“to curve a ball in pitching it”
- To bend or turn gradually from a given direction.“the road curves to the right”
adjective
- Bent without angles; crooked; curved.“a curve line”
Source: Wiktionary
