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“curve”
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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curvi-, curv-
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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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(Latin: bend, bending; curve, curving; turn, turning)
(Latin: plicare, plecare, to fold, bend, curve, turn, twine, twist, interweave, weave)
(Latin: curve, curving; winding; turning; hollow)
(Latin: bend, curve, turn, twist)
(Greek: bend, curve, turn, a turning; response to stimulus)
(Latin: bend, curve, turn, tend toward, incline)
(Latin: bend, curve, turn, turn around, twist, roll)
(Latin: around, about, surrounding, closed curve, circling, circular on all sides; literally, "in a circle")
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“curve”
Thinking forward of a trend or trends.
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Slow to react to something that is about to happen.
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biomass supply curve
An estimate of the quantity of natural resources that can be made available as a function of their price.
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bio-, bi-, -bia, -bial, -bian, -bion, -biont, -bius, -biosis, -bium, -biotic, -biotical
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A line that gives the correct value for each indicated reading of a meter or control dial.
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calibra-, calibr-, caliber-
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electron-distribution curve, electron distribution curve
1. A curved line on a graph that shows the electron distribution in a solid at different energy levels.
2. A curve or line indicating the electron distribution in the different available energy levels of a solid substance.
2. A curve or line indicating the electron distribution in the different available energy levels of a solid substance.
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electro-, electr-, electri-
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electronic curve tracer
A photoelectric tool with a spot of light which automatically traces along an inked line.
It can measure the area within a closed curve or control a cutting torch for duplicating an irregular design.
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electro-, electr-, electri-
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electronic energy curve
1. A graph that shows the range of energy levels in a diatomic (double atomic) molecule, based on the distance between the nuclei of its two atoms.
2. A graph of the energy of a diatomic (two atoms) molecule in a given electronic state as a function of the distance between the nuclei of the atoms.
2. A graph of the energy of a diatomic (two atoms) molecule in a given electronic state as a function of the distance between the nuclei of the atoms.
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-tron, -tronic, -tronics +
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kappa curve
In mathematics, a plane, kappa-shaped curve, symmetrical with respect to the co-ordinate axes and the origin, and having two cusps at the origin.
The cusps refers to the points where two arcs or branches of a curve intersect and the two tangents to the curve coincide.
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kappa; Κ, κ +
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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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learn, learning; know, knowledge
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spherical cyclic curve, cyclic curve
A curve; such as, a cycloid, cardioid, or epicycloid; generated by a point of a circle that rolls (without slipping) on a given curve.
It involves the intersection of a quadric surface with a sphere.
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sphero-, spher-, -sphere-
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to pitch or to throw someone a curve (verb) (no other tenses)
To surprise someone, usually with an unexpected and unwelcome question or a sudden response.
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curvi-, curv-
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curve
A line that is continuously bent, as in the arc of a circle.
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Measurements and Mathematics Terms
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bell curve
The shape of a graph that indicates normal distribution.
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Measurements and Mathematics Terms
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I-V curve
A graphical presentation of the current versus the voltage from a photovoltaic device as the load is increased from the short circuit (no load) condition to the open circuit (maximum voltage) condition.
The shape of the curve characterizes cell performance.
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Photovoltaic Conversion Efficiency Terms +
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light curve
A plot of the change in brightness, expressed in apparent magnitudes, against time of variable stars.
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Astronomy and related astronomical terms
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