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Curved: meaning, definitions and examples

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curved

 

[ หˆkษ™rvd ]

Adjective / Verb
Oxford 3000 Shapes
Context #1 | Adjective

shape

Having a smooth, continuously bending line or surface rather than angles or sharp bends.

Synonyms

arched, bent, curving

Examples of usage

  • The road curved gently through the forest.
  • The cat's tail was curved gracefully.
Context #2 | Verb

movement

To move or cause to move in a circular path.

Synonyms

arc, bend, swirl

Examples of usage

  • The river curved around the hill.
  • He curved the ball into the goal.

Translations

Translations of the word "curved" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น curvado

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคฎเฅเคกเคผเคพ เคนเฅเค† (muแธฤ hu'ฤ)

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช gebogen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ melengkung

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฒะธะณะฝัƒั‚ะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ zakrzywiony

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๆ›ฒใŒใฃใŸ (magatta)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท courbรฉ

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ curvado

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท eฤŸri

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ตฌ๋ถ€๋Ÿฌ์ง„ (gubureojin)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู…ู†ุญู†ูŠ (munแธฅanฤ)

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ zakล™ivenรฝ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ zakrivenรฝ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅผฏๆ›ฒ็š„ (wฤn qลซ de)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ ukrivljen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ boginn

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะธั–ะปะณะตะฝ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ›แƒแƒฎแƒ แƒ˜แƒšแƒ˜ (mokhrili)

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ษ™yilmiลŸ

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ curvado

Etymology

The word 'curved' originated from the Latin word 'curvus', meaning bent, crooked, curved. It has been used in the English language for centuries to describe the shape or movement of objects that are not straight or angular.

See also: curvaceous, curveball, curving, curvingly.

Word Frequency Rank

At #5,287 in frequency, this word belongs to advanced vocabulary. It's less common than core vocabulary but important for sophisticated expression.