curve

1. A bend, such as in a road.

   You should slow down when approaching a curve.

   Kurve

   изги́бizgíb, крива́яkrivája, поворо́тpovorót

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

   She scribbled a curve on the paper.

   Kurve

   крива́яkrivája

3. 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.

4. 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.

   (broadly, nonstandard)A grading system where all raw scores are raised by a set number of points.

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

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

   Linie

   крива́яkrivája

7. An algebraic curve; a polynomial relation of the planar coordinates.

8. A one-dimensional continuum.

9. (informal, usually plural)The attractive shape of a woman's body.

   Kurven

   изги́бizgíb

1. Tom took the curve too fast.

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2. The road curves gently towards the west.

   deDie Straße macht eine leichte Biegung in westlicher Richtung.

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3. The road curves gently toward the lake.

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4. The boy knows how to throw a curve.

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5. I don't know how to throw a curve ball.

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