Definition of "curve" []

• A line that deviates from straightness in a smooth, continuous fashion. (noun)
• A surface that deviates from planarity in a smooth, continuous fashion. (noun)
• Something characterized by such a line or surface, especially a rounded line or contour of the human body. (noun)
• A relatively smooth bend in a road or other course. (noun)
• A line representing data on a graph. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "And in the middle of the curve is a nook about five-and-a-half feet tall, a bit more than two feet wide and a foot deep."
• "If you delay, then the stimulus might not start to work until the curve is already headed back up."
• "The continuance of the curve is a narrow, unrailed bridge."