curved shape

Other forms: curved shapes

Definitions of curved shape

1. noun

   the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
   synonyms: curve

   types:

   Gaussian curve, Gaussian shape, bell-shaped curve, normal curve

   a symmetrical curve representing the normal distribution

   meander

   a bend or curve, as in a stream or river

   closed curve

   a curve (such as a circle) having no endpoints

   S-shape

   a double curve resembling the letter S

   catenary

   the curve theoretically assumed by a perfectly flexible and inextensible cord of uniform density and cross section hanging freely from two fixed points

   Cupid's bow

   the double curve of the upper lip when considered to resemble Cupid's bow

   undulation, wave

   an undulating curve

   extrados

   the exterior curve of an arch

   gooseneck

   something in a thin curved form (like the neck of a goose)

   intrados

   the interior curve of an arch

   bend, crook, turn, twist

   a circular segment of a curve

   crotchet, hook

   a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook

   envelope

   a curve that is tangent to each of a family of curves

   arc

   a continuous portion of a circle

   crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle, scallop

   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.)

   spiral

   a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center

   helix, spiral

   a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle

   perversion

   a curve that reverses the direction of something

   sinuosity, sinuousness

   having curves

   arch

   a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening

   bell, bell shape, campana

   the shape of a bell

   arc, bow

   something curved in shape

   crescent

   a curved shape tapers at the ends, like the moon in its first and last quarters

   quadric, quadric surface

   a curve or surface whose equation (in Cartesian coordinates) is of the second degree

   line roulette, roulette

   a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure

   limb

   the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles

   oxbow

   a U-shaped curve in a stream

   rainbow

   an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain

   Jordan curve, simple closed curve

   a closed curve that does not intersect itself

   uncus

   (biology) any hook-shaped process or part

   bight

   a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)

   double helix

   the dual-stranded molecular structure of nucleic acids such as DNA

   hyperboloid

   a quadric surface generated by rotating a hyperbola around its main axis

   cycloid

   a line generated by a point on a circle rolling along a straight line

   sine curve, sinusoid

   the curve of y=sin x

   epicycloid

   a line generated by a point on a circle rolling around another circle

   hypocycloid

   a line generated by a point on a circle that rolls around inside another circle

   type of:

   line

   a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point