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curve (s) (noun), curves (pl)
1. A continuously bending line that has no straight parts or angles: Karl had to slow his car down while he was driving around the curves in the road.

A simple curve is one in which no two points come together, except possibly, the end points; for example, a circle is a simple closed curve.

2. Etymology: from Latin curvare, "to bend, to twist, to turn".
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curve (verb), curves; curved; curving
To bend in a circular direction: The highway curved to the right and to the left as Jill was driving around a mountainous road.
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ahead of the curve (s) (noun); ahead of the curves (pl)
Thinking forward of a trend or trends.
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behind the curve (s) (noun), behind the curves (pl)
Slow to react to something that is about to happen.
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calibration curve (s) (noun), calibration curves (pl)
A line that gives the correct value for each indicated reading of a meter or control dial.
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learning curve (s) (noun), learning curves (pl)
The rate at which a person mentally acquires new knowledge or the skills developed during a training program: This subject in physics has a steep learning curve and there are many other learning curves that will need to be overcome.
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curve (s) (noun), curves (pl)
A line that is continuously bent, as in the arc of a circle: A curve can be a simple shape lacking straight parts and angles.

When the couple were driving up the mountain roads there were many curves and no straight sections..

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bell curve (s) (noun), bell curves (pl)
The shape of a graph that indicates normal distribution: A bell curve is a common symmetrical curve that shows a normal distribution and looks has the shape of a bell.
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light curve (s) (noun), light curves (pl)
A chart of graph of the change in brightness of a celestial object: A light curve is expressed in apparent magnitudes, against time of variable stars.
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