curved shape
English Thesaurus
1. the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes (noun.shape)
| hypernym | : | line, |
| definition | : | a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | meander, |
| definition | : | a bend or curve, as in a stream or river (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | closed curve, |
| definition | : | a curve (such as a circle) having no endpoints (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | s-shape, |
| definition | : | a double curve resembling the letter S (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | catenary, |
| definition | : | the curve theoretically assumed by a perfectly flexible and inextensible cord of uniform density and cross section hanging freely from two fixed points (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | cupid's bow, |
| definition | : | the double curve of the upper lip when considered to resemble Cupid's bow (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | extrados, |
| definition | : | the exterior curve of an arch (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | gooseneck, |
| definition | : | something in a thin curved form (like the neck of a goose) (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | intrados, |
| definition | : | the interior curve of an arch (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | crotchet, hook, |
| definition | : | a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | envelope, |
| definition | : | a curve that is tangent to each of a family of curves (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | arc, |
| definition | : | a continuous portion of a circle (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle, scallop, |
| definition | : | 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.) (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | spiral, |
| definition | : | a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | helix, spiral, |
| definition | : | a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | perversion, |
| definition | : | a curve that reverses the direction of something (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | arch, |
| definition | : | a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | arc, bow, |
| definition | : | something curved in shape (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | crescent, |
| definition | : | any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | quadric, quadric surface, |
| definition | : | a curve or surface whose equation (in Cartesian coordinates) is of the second degree (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | line roulette, roulette, |
| definition | : | a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure (noun.shape) |
| antonym | : | straight line, |
| definition | : | a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature (noun.shape) |
| antonym | : | straight line, |
| definition | : | a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature (noun.shape) |
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