Edge vs. Curve

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

Edgenoun

The boundary line of a surface.

Curveadjective

(obsolete) Bent without angles; crooked; curved.

a curve linea curve surface

Edgenoun

(geometry) A one-dimensional face of a polytope. In particular, the joining line between two vertices of a polygon; the place where two faces of a polyhedron meet.

Curvenoun

A gentle bend, such as in a road.

You should slow down when approaching a curve.

Edgenoun

An advantage.

I have the edge on him.

Curvenoun

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

She scribbled a curve on the paper.
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Edgenoun

The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument, such as an ax, knife, sword, or scythe; that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc.

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.

Edgenoun

A sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; an extreme verge.

The cup is right on the edge of the table.He is standing on the edge of a precipice.

Curvenoun

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

Edgenoun

Sharpness; readiness or fitness to cut; keenness; intenseness of desire.

Curvenoun

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

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Edgenoun

The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the beginning or early part (of a period of time)

in the edge of evening

Curvenoun

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

Edgenoun

(cricket) A shot where the ball comes off the edge of the bat, often unintentionally.

Curvenoun

(topology) A one-dimensional continuum.

Edgenoun

(graph theory) A connected pair of vertices in a graph.

Curvenoun

The attractive shape of a woman's body.

Edgenoun

In male masturbation, a level of sexual arousal that is maintained just short of reaching the point of inevitability, or climax; see also edging.

Curveverb

(transitive) To bend; to crook.

to curve a lineto curve a pipe

Edgeverb

(transitive) To move an object slowly and carefully in a particular direction.

He edged the book across the table.

Curveverb

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

to curve a ball in pitching it

Edgeverb

(intransitive) To move slowly and carefully in a particular direction.

He edged away from her.

Curveverb

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

the road curves to the right

Edgeverb

(usually in the form 'just edge') To win by a small margin.

Curveverb

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

The teacher will curve the test.

Edgeverb

To hit the ball with an edge of the bat, causing a fine deflection.

Curveverb

(slang) To reject, to turn down romantic advances

Edgeverb

(transitive) To trim the margin of a lawn where the grass meets the sidewalk, usually with an electric or gas-powered lawn edger.

Curvenoun

the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

Edgeverb

(transitive) To furnish with an edge; to construct an edging.

Curvenoun

a line on a graph representing data

Edgeverb

To furnish with an edge, as a tool or weapon; to sharpen.

Curvenoun

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

Edgeverb

(figurative) To make sharp or keen; to incite; to exasperate; to goad; to urge or egg on.

Curvenoun

the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface

Edgeverb

To delay one's orgasm so as to remain almost at the point of orgasm.

Curvenoun

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

Edgenoun

the boundary of a surface

Curveverb

turn sharply; change direction abruptly;

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

Edgenoun

a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object;

he rounded the edges of the box

Curveverb

extend in curves and turns;

The road winds around the lake

Edgenoun

a line determining the limits of an area

Curveverb

form an arch or curve;

her back archesher hips curve nicely

Edgenoun

the attribute of urgency;

his voice had an edge to it

Curveverb

bend or cause to bend;

He crooked his index fingerthe road curved sharply

Edgenoun

a slight competitive advantage;

he had an edge on the competition

Curveverb

form a curl, curve, or kink;

the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling

Edgenoun

a strip near the boundary of an object;

he jotted a note on the margin of the page

Edgeverb

advance slowly, as if by inches;

He edged towards the car

Edgeverb

provide with a border or edge;

edge the tablecloth with embroidery

Edgeverb

lie adjacent to another or share a boundary;

Canada adjoins the U.S.England marches with Scotland

Edgeverb

provide with an edge;

edge a blade