adjective

Etymology: L curvus, bent: see crown

noun

1. a line having no straight part; bend having no angular part
2. a thing or part having the shape of a curve
3. the act of curving, or the extent of this
4. the pronounced curving outline of a shapely female figure
5. ☆ Baseball a ball thrown by a right-handed pitcher that curves to the pitcher's left, or one thrown by a left-handed pitcher that curves to the pitcher's right
6. a curved line or similar graphic representation showing variations occurring or expected to occur in prices, business conditions, group achievements, etc.
7. French curve
8. Math. a one-dimensional continuum of points in a space of two or more dimensions, such as a parabola in a plane or a helix in three-dimensional space: a straight line or line segment is a type of curve

transitive verb, intransitive verb curved, curving curv′·ing

1. to form a curve by bending
2. to move in a curved path