Curve vs. Arch

Curve vs. Arch — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Curve and Arch

Curveadjective

(obsolete) Bent without angles; crooked; curved.

a curve linea curve surface

Archnoun

An inverted U shape.

Curvenoun

A gentle bend, such as in a road.

You should slow down when approaching a curve.

Archnoun

An arch-shaped arrangement of trapezoidal stones, designed to redistribute downward force outward.

Curvenoun

A simple figure containing no straight portions and no angles; a curved line.

She scribbled a curve on the paper.

Archnoun

(architecture) An architectural element having the shape of an arch

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Curvenoun

A grading system based on the scale of performance of a group used to normalize a right-skewed grade distribution (with more lower scores) into a bell curve, so that more can receive higher grades, regardless of their actual knowledge of the subject.

The teacher was nice and graded the test on a curve.

Archnoun

Any place covered by an arch; an archway.

to pass into the arch of a bridge

Curvenoun

(analytic geometry) A continuous map from a one-dimensional space to a multidimensional space.

Archnoun

An arc; a part of a curve.

Curvenoun

(geometry) A one-dimensional figure of non-zero length; the graph of a continuous map from a one-dimensional space.

Archnoun

A natural arch-shaped opening in a rock mass.

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Curvenoun

(algebraic geometry) An algebraic curve; a polynomial relation of the planar coordinates.

Archnoun

(anatomy) Curved part of the bottom of a foot.

Curvenoun

(topology) A one-dimensional continuum.

Archnoun

(obsolete) A chief.

Curvenoun

The attractive shape of a woman's body.

Archverb

To form into an arch shape

The cat arched its back

Curveverb

(transitive) To bend; to crook.

to curve a lineto curve a pipe

Archverb

To cover with an arch or arches.

Curveverb

(transitive) To cause to swerve from a straight course.

to curve a ball in pitching it

Archadjective

Knowing, clever, mischievous.

I attempted to hide my emotions, but an arch remark escaped my lips.

Curveverb

(intransitive) To bend or turn gradually from a given direction.

the road curves to the right

Archadjective

Principal; primary.

Curveverb

To grade on a curve (bell curve of a normal distribution).

The teacher will curve the test.

Archnoun

a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening

Curveverb

(slang) To reject, to turn down romantic advances

Archnoun

a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially arches of the feet)

Curvenoun

the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

Archnoun

a passageway under an arch

Curvenoun

a line on a graph representing data

Archnoun

(architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it

Curvenoun

a baseball thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter

Archverb

form an arch or curve;

her back archesher hips curve nicely

Curvenoun

the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface

Archadjective

(of persons) highest in rank or authority or office;

his arch rival

Curvenoun

curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)

Archadjective

(used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension

Curveverb

turn sharply; change direction abruptly;

The car cut to the left at the intersectionThe motorbike veered to the right

Archadjective

expert in skulduggery;

an arch criminal

Curveverb

extend in curves and turns;

The road winds around the lake

Curveverb

form an arch or curve;

her back archesher hips curve nicely

Curveverb

bend or cause to bend;

He crooked his index fingerthe road curved sharply

Curveverb

form a curl, curve, or kink;

the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling