| has gloss | (noun) the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
curve, curved shape |
| lexicalization | eng: curved shape |
| lexicalization | eng: curve |
| subclass of | (noun) a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
line |
| has subclass | (noun) a curve (such as a circle) having no endpoints
closed curve |
| has subclass | (noun) a double curve resembling the letter S
S-shape |
| has subclass | (noun) the curve theoretically assumed by a perfectly flexible and inextensible cord of uniform density and cross section hanging freely from two fixed points
catenary |
| has subclass | (noun) the double curve of the upper lip when considered to resemble Cupid's bow
Cupid's bow |
| has subclass | (noun) an undulating curve
undulation, wave |
| has subclass | (noun) the exterior curve of an arch
extrados |
| has subclass | (noun) something in a thin curved form (like the neck of a goose)
gooseneck |
| has subclass | (noun) the interior curve of an arch
intrados |
| has subclass | (noun) a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"
twist, bend, turn, crook |
| has subclass | (noun) a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
crotchet, hook |
| has subclass | (noun) a curve that is tangent to each of a family of curves
envelope |
| has subclass | (noun) a continuous portion of a circle
arc |
| has subclass | (noun) one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)
crenature, crenel, crenation, scallop, crenelle |
| has subclass | (noun) a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
spiral |
| has subclass | (noun) a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
helix, spiral |
| has subclass | (noun) a curve that reverses the direction of something; "the tendrils of the plant exhibited perversion"; "perversion also shows up in kinky telephone cords"
perversion |
| has subclass | (noun) having curves; "he hated the sinuosity of mountain roads"
sinuosity, sinuousness |
| has subclass | (noun) a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
arch |
| has subclass | (noun) the shape of a bell
bell shape, campana, bell |
| has subclass | (noun) something curved in shape
bow, arc |
| has subclass | (noun) any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
crescent |
| has subclass | (noun) a curve or surface whose equation (in Cartesian coordinates) is of the second degree
quadric, quadric surface |
| has subclass | (noun) a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure
line roulette, roulette |
| has subclass | (noun) a symmetrical curve representing the normal distribution
normal curve, bell-shaped curve, Gaussian shape, Gaussian curve |
| has subclass | (noun) a bend or curve, as in a stream or river
meander |