Section one of the parts into which something naturally divides "a segment of an orange"
Graphical record a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axesĪ pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batterĬurved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) Quadric surface a curve or surface whose equation (in Cartesian coordinates) is of the second degree Sinuousness having curves "he hated the sinuosity of mountain roads"Īrch (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above itīell a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struckĬrescent any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters Perversion the action of perverting something (turning it to a wrong use) "it was a perversion of justice" Spiral type genus of the family Helicidae Spiral flying downward in a helical path with a large radius Scallop a notch or open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlement Twist a long staff with one end being hook shaped Gooseneck something in a thin curved form (like the neck of a goose) Wave wavelike motion a gentle rising and falling in the manner of waves S-shape a double curve resembling the letter SĬatenary the curve theoretically assumed by a perfectly flexible and inextensible cord of uniform density and cross section hanging freely from two fixed pointsĬupid's bow a curved bow with reversed curve ends Meander a bend or curve, as in a stream or riverĬlosed curve a curve (such as a circle) having no endpoints Normal curve a symmetrical curve representing the normal distribution Line acting in conformity "in line with" "he got out of line" "toe the line" Straight line a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction a line of zero curvature "the shortest distance between two points is a straight line"
The trace of a point whose direction of motion changes