Čo znamená curve v angličtine a aká je definícia curve?

V tomto najautoritatívnejšom anglickom slovníku sa môžete naučiť curve výslovnosť, gramatika a synonymá.

curve Význam & definícia

0 a line that bends continuously and has no straight parts:
- a curve in the road
- the curve of a graph
- The ball swung into a reverse curve.
1 to form a curve, or move in the shape of a curve:
- The road curves round to the left.
2 to form or move in the direction of a line that turns continuously and has no straight parts, or to cause something to do this:
- [ I ] The road curves around the cemetery.
3 a line on a graph that shows a relationship between two sets of information, for example changes in price over time:
- Copper looks like it has reached the top of its price curve.
- a falling/downward curve Research spending has been on a falling curve.
- a rising/upward curve
- a steep/smooth/sharp curve Climate change appears to demand we put our electricity usage on a steep downward curve.
4 more advanced, or developing, understanding something, or reaching a point more quickly than other things or people:
- The ability to speak two languages puts you ahead of the curve in the job market.
5 less advanced, or developing, understanding something, or reaching a point more slowly than other things or people:
- The latest price indices are well behind the curve and have not yet picked up dramatic changes in consumer confidence.

She drew a curve on the paper.
There is a curve in the river just here.
He drew the curves of her body in charcoal.
The four curves illustrate the interactions of regularity and frequency.
Two curves are shown, one for a more attractive individual and one for a less attractive individual.
Recall, however, that only in some conditions subjects report circular motions, whereas in others the perceived motion path is generally less curved.
In mating, the male mounts the female and curves his abdomen round one side of the ovipositor, usually the left side.
The abdomen of the male was curved under its head.