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curve

/ˈkɜːv/KURV
/ˈkɝv/KURV

Meaningbent

Common meaning: a line that bends smoothly

Journey through time

  1. Latincurvus‘bent, crooked’
  2. Englishcurve‘a line that bends smoothly’ · today

curv also in: curvature

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin curvus ‘bent, crooked’.

Roots

  • curvus Latin “bent, crooked”

Related words

curvature

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