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say it: kurv
curve is a noun and verb meaning "the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes". It carries 10 recorded senses.
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
a line on a graph representing data
a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
river
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for curve come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.