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curving

Variant of curve

adjective

Archaic curved

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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