cissoid
conchoid
parallel postulate
pedal curve
ellipse
hyperbolic geometry
tractrix
rectify
inflectional tangent
truncus
point of tangency
asymptote
envelope
eigencurve
neusis
strophoid
node
conformal
P-complete
Gauss-Lucas theorem
meander
sweep
undulating
around Robin Hood's barn
radial curve
curvey
holonomy
involute
glissette
bezier
cubic
curvy
snake
Hjelmslev's theorem
hypercycle
wave
parameter
trisector
parametric quantity
undulation
hypercusp
branch
superdisk
cusp
curve
pseudotriangle
roulette
binormal
rectification
polar
splitting field
intercept
curveless
complex
concordia
mean value theorem
winding number
spiral
line
circle of Apollonius
trochoid
directrix
star polygon
clothoid
secant
helix
Sendov's conjecture
acnode
slope
control point
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flex
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tangent line
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wiggly
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bend
affine
spline
hemimetric
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radical line
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leg
Cassini oval
ineunt
isoptic
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pedal curve
ellipse
hyperbolic geometry
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truncus
point of tangency
asymptote
envelope
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neusis
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noun
- Any of a family of curves defined as the locus of points p, such that each p is on a line that passes through a given fixed point P and intersects a given curve, C, and the distance from p to the point of intersection with C is a specified constant (note that for nontrivial cases two such points p satisfy the criteria, and the resultant curve has two parts).
- A conchoidal fracture in rock.
noun
verb
verb
- To determine the length of a curve included between two limits.
- To adjust (a globe or sundial) to prepare for the solution of a proposed problem.
- To restore (someone or something) to its proper condition; to straighten out, to set right.
- To purify or refine (a substance) by distillation.
- To produce (as factitious gin or brandy) by redistilling bad wines or strong spirits (whisky, rum, etc.) with flavourings.
- To remedy or fix (an undesirable state of affairs, situation etc.).
- To convert (alternating current) into direct current.
- To correct or amend (a mistake, defect etc.).
noun
- The point at which a curve crosses itself, being a double point of the curve. See crunode and acnode.
- A point along a standing wave where the wave has minimal amplitude.
- The point at which the lines of a funicular machine meet from different angular directions; — called also knot.
- The point where the orbit of a planet, as viewed from the Sun, intersects the ecliptic. The ascending and descending nodes refer respectively to the points where the planet moves from South to North and N to S; their respective symbols are ☊ and ☋.
- A similar point on a surface, where there is more than one tangent-plane.
- A hard concretion or incrustation which forms upon bones attacked with rheumatism, gout, or syphilis; sometimes also, a swelling in the neighborhood of a joint.
- A hole in the gnomon of a sundial, through which passes the ray of light which marks the hour of the day, the parallels of the Sun's declination, his place in the ecliptic, etc.
- The word of interest in a KWIC, surrounded by left and right cotexts.
- The knot, intrigue, or plot of a dramatic work.
- A region of an electric circuit connected only by (ideal) wires (i.e the voltage between any two points on the same node must be zero).
- A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling.
- A leaf node.
- A computer or other device attached to a network.
- A vertex or a leaf in a graph of a network, or other element in a data structure.
noun
- A self-avoiding closed curve which intersects a line a number of times.
- One of a series of regular sinuous curves, bends, loops, turns, or windings in the channel of a river, stream, or other watercourse
- Perplexity.
- One of the turns of a winding, crooked, or involved course.
- Synonym of Greek key, a decorative border; fretwork.
- A tortuous or winding journey.
verb
noun
- Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, etc. away from a rectilinear line.
- Any of several sea chubs in the family Kyphosidae (subfamily Scorpidinae).
- The compass of any turning body or of any motion.
- Violent and general destruction.
- The degree to which an aircraft's wings are angled backwards (or, occasionally, forwards) from their attachments to the fuselage.
- A flow of water parallel to shore caused by wave action at an ocean beach or at a point or headland.
- A long pole, or piece of timber, moved on a horizontal fulcrum fixed to a tall post and used to raise and lower a bucket in a well for drawing water.
- A lottery, usually on the results of a sporting event, where players win if their randomly chosen team wins.
- A person who stands at the stern of a surf boat, steering with a steering oar and commanding the crew.
- A single action of sweeping.
- The person who steers a dragon boat.
- A methodical search, typically for bugs (electronic listening devices).
- A rowing style in which each rower rows with oar on either the port or starboard side.
- An expanse or a swath, a strip of land.
- A batsman's shot, played from a kneeling position with a swinging horizontal bat.
- In the game casino, the act of capturing all face-up cards from the table.
- A movable template for making moulds, in loam moulding.
- Any of the blades of a windmill.
- A chimney sweep.
- The sweepings of workshops where precious metals are worked, containing filings, etc.
- A large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them.
- A throw or takedown that primarily uses the legs to attack an opponent's legs.
verb
- To clear (a body of water or part thereof) of mines.
- To defeat (a team) in a series without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.
- To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion.
- To move something in a long sweeping motion, as a broom.
- To row with one oar to either the port or starboard side.
- To strike with a long stroke.
- To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an instrument of observation.
- To move through a (horizontal) arc or similar long stroke.
- To travel quickly.
- To win (a series) without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.
- To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
- To remove something abruptly and thoroughly.
- To brush the ice in front of a moving stone, causing it to travel farther and to curl less.
- To search (a place) methodically.
- To draw or drag something over.
- To play a sweep shot.
- To vacuum a carpet or rug.
- To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.
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noun
adj
- Turned inward at the margin, like the exterior lip of the shells of species in genus Cypraea.
- Difficult to understand; complicated.
- Having a complex pattern of coils in which younger whorls only partly surround older ones.
- Rolled inward spirally.
- Having the edges rolled with the adaxial side outward.
verb
noun
noun
- A series of Bézier curves.
- The seventh Lenormand card.
- A flavoured jube (confectionary) in the shape of a snake.
- A tool to aid cable pulling.
- A legless reptile of the suborder Serpentes with a long, thin body and a fork-shaped tongue.
- A treacherous person; a rat.
- Somebody who acts deceitfully for social gain.
- Trouser snake; the penis.
- An informer; a rat.
- A tool for unclogging plumbing.
verb
- To wind round spirally, as a large rope with a smaller, or with cord, the small rope lying in the spaces between the strands of the large one; to worm.
- To inform; to rat.
- To clean using a plumbing snake.
- To follow or move in a winding route.
- To steal slyly.
- To drag or draw, as a snake from a hole; often with out.
noun
- an undulating curve
- one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
- a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon
- (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
- something that rises rapidly
- the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
- a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
- a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
verb
noun
- a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves
- any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance
- (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program
- a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data
noun
- One of the portions of a curve that extends outwards to an indefinitely great distance.
- An area in business or of knowledge, research.
- A local congregation of the LDS Church that is not large enough to form a ward; see Wikipedia article on ward in LDS church.
- The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing.
- Any of the parts of something that divides like the branch of a tree.
- A sequence of code that is conditionally executed.
- A creek or stream which flows into a larger river.
- A group of related files in a source control system, including for example source code, build scripts, and media such as images.
- A branch line.
- A certificate given by Trinity House to a pilot qualified to take navigational control of a ship in British waters.
- A location of an organization with several locations.
- A line of family descent, in distinction from some other line or lines from the same stock; any descendant in such a line.
verb
- To jump to a different location in a program, especially as the result of a conditional statement.
- To arise from the trunk or a larger branch of a tree.
- To strip of branches.
- To discipline (a union member) at a branch meeting.
- To produce branches.
- To (cause to) divide into separate parts or subdivisions.
noun
- A point of a curve where the curve is continuous but has no derivative, but such that it has a derivative at every nearby point.
- A point made by the intersection of two curved lines or curved structures, a common motif in Gothic architecture.
- Any of the pointed parts of a canine tooth or molar.
- A point of transition.
- A flap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel.
- A boundary between zodiacal signs and houses.
- A sharp point or pointed end.
- An important moment when a decision is made that will determine future events.
verb
noun
- An algebraic curve; a polynomial relation of the planar coordinates.
- 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.
- A one-dimensional figure of non-zero length; the graph of a continuous map from a one-dimensional space.
- A one-dimensional continuum.
- A simple figure containing no straight portions and no angles; a curved line.
- A gentle bend, such as in a road.
- The attractive shape of a woman's body.
- A continuous map from a one-dimensional space to a multidimensional space.
verb
noun
- The locus of a point on a plane curve that rolls without slipping along another fixed plane curve.
- Any of the small incisions on a sheet of stamps, used as an alternative to perforations.
- A cylindrical curler for the hair.
- A game of chance, in which a small ball is made to move round rapidly on a circle divided off into numbered red and black spaces, the one on which it stops indicating the result of a variety of wagers permitted by the game.
- An instance of risk-taking, especially when the downside exceeds the upside (contrary to the game of roulette where only the wager is lost).
- A small toothed wheel used by engravers to roll over a plate in order to produce rows of dots.
- A similar wheel used to roughen the surface of a plate, as in making alterations in a mezzotint.
verb
noun
- determination of the length of a curve; finding a straight line equal in length to a given curve
- (chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation
- the conversion of alternating current to direct current
- the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
noun
adj
- Of, relating to, measured from, or referred to a geographic pole (the North Pole or South Pole); within the Arctic or Antarctic circles.
- Having but two possible answers, yes and no.
- Having a dipole; ionic.
- Of an orbit that passes over, or near, one of these poles.
- Of or having a pole or polarity.
- Of a coordinate system, specifying the location of a point in a plane by using a radius and an angle.
noun
- (of a polynomial) Given a polynomial p over a field K, the smallest extension field L of K such that p, as a polynomial over L, decomposes into linear factors (polynomials of degree 1); (of a set of polynomials) given a set P of polynomials over K, the smallest extension field of K over which every polynomial in P decomposes into linear factors.
- Given a finite-dimensional K-algebra (algebra over a field), an extension field whose every simple (indecomposable) module is absolutely simple (remains simple after the scalar field has been extended to said extension field).
- Given a central simple algebra A over a field K, another field, E, such that the tensor product A⊗E is isomorphic to a matrix ring over E.
- (of a character χ of a representation of a group G) A field K over which a K-representation of G exists which includes the character χ; (of a group G) a field over which a K-representation of G exists which includes every irreducible character in G.
noun
- The coordinate of the point at which a curve intersects an axis.
- An interception of a radio broadcast or a telephone call.
- A form of market research where consumers are intercepted and interviewed in a retail store or mall.
- An interception of a missile.
verb
- Of a defensive player: to steal a pass thrown by the opposing team, gaining possession of the ball.
- To take or comprehend between.
- To stop, deflect or divert (something in progress or motion).
- To gain possession of (the ball) in a ball game
- An aeronautical action in which a fighter approaches a suspicious aircraft to escort it away from a prohibited area, or approaches an enemy aircraft to shoot it down.
adj
- A curve, polygon or other figure that crosses or intersects itself.
- Having the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is (by definition) the imaginary square root of −1.
- Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.
- Whose range is a subset of the complex numbers.
- Whose coefficients are complex numbers; defined over the field of complex numbers.
- Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated.
verb
noun
- A structure consisting of a central atom or molecule weakly connected to surrounding atoms or molecules, as for example coordination complexes in inorganic chemistry and protein complexes in biochemistry.
- A multimorphemic word, one with several parts, one with affixes.
- A problem.
- An abnormal mental condition caused by repressed emotions.
- An assemblage of related things; a collection.
- A cluster of wildfires burning in the same vicinity.
- A group of closely related species, often distinguished only with difficulty by traditional morphological methods.
- An organized cluster of thunderstorms.
- A vehement, often excessive psychological dislike or fear of a particular thing.
- A complex number.
- A collection of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base.
- A network of interconnected systems.
noun
- The theorem that for any real-valued function that is differentiable on an interval, there is a point in that interval where the derivative of the curve equals the slope of the straight line between the graphed function values at the interval's end points.
- Any of various theorems that saliently concern mean values.
noun
- A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.
- A helix.
- A section of track that forms a circle and crosses over itself, used for gaining height in mountainous territory.
- A self-sustaining process with a lot of momentum involved, so it is difficult to accelerate or stop it at once.
adj
verb
noun
- A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
- A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map.
- A sentence of dialogue, especially in a play, movie, or the like.
- A set of positions in a team which play in a similar position on the field; in a traditional team, consisting of three players and acting as one of six such sets in the team.
- A verse (in poetry).
- One fortieth of an inch.
- The goal line.
- An edge of a graph.
- A series of notes forming a certain part (such as the bass or melody) of a greater work.
- An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.
- A maxwell, a unit of magnetic flux.
- The equator.
- A vascular catheter.
- A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text.
- A particular path taken by a vehicle when driving a bend or corner in the road.
- A long tape or ribbon marked with units for measuring; a tape measure.
- The position in which the fencers hold their swords.
- a set composed of a spike, a drip chamber, a clamp, a Y-injection site, a three-way stopcock and a catheter.
- A hose or pipe, of any size.
- A letter, a written form of communication.
- A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure.
- A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces.
- A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.
- A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body; hence, a characteristic mark.
- A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation.
- The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc.
- A lie or exaggeration, especially one told to gain another's approval or prevent losing it.
- A tsarist-era Russian unit of measure, approximately equal to one tenth of an English inch, used especially when measuring the calibre of firearms.
- A population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup.
- The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction.
- Direction, path.
- A group of people born in a certain year (liners).
- Proper relative position or adjustment (of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working).
- The batter's box.
- A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.
- The exterior limit of a figure or territory: a boundary, contour, or outline; a demarcation.
- That which was measured by a line, such as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode.
- Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity.
- A rope, cord, string, or thread, of any thickness.
- Any of an ill-defined set of units of length, varying according to the country, discipline, industry, and date of application, commonly with no indication of the intended magnitude
- One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.
- The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.
- One sixteenth of an inch.
- One twelfth of an inch.
- A clothesline.
- The horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman (see also length).
- Information about or understanding of something. (Mostly restricted to the expressions get a line on, have a line on, and give a line on.)
- Lineament; feature; figure (of one's body).
- A number of shares taken by a jobber.
- A small path-shaped portion or serving of a powdery illegal drug, especially cocaine.
- A group of forwards that play together.
- A set of products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself.
verb
- To reinforce (the back of a book) with glue and glued scrap material such as fabric or paper.
- To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines.
- To fill or supply (something), as a purse with money.
- To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify.
- To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align.
- To align (one or more switches) to direct a train onto a particular track.
- To read or repeat line by line.
- To form a line along.
- To track (wild bees) to their nest by following their line of flight.
- To hit a line drive; to hit a line drive which is caught for an out. Compare fly and ground.
- To measure.
- To cover the inner surface of (something), originally especially with linen.
noun
- A geometric figure formed by connecting, with straight lines, every vertex of a p-sided regular polygon to the qth vertex beyond it (proceeding, consistently, either clockwise or anticlockwise).
- Any such geometrical figure, or any of certain other types of figure of similar appearance whose general construction is not formally defined.
noun
- A curve on the surface of a cylinder or cone such that its angle to a plane perpendicular to the axis is constant; the three-dimensional curve seen in a screw or a spiral staircase.
- A small volute under the abacus of a Corinthian capital.
- The incurved rim of the external ear.
- An upside down midair 360° spin in playboating.
verb
noun
- The slope of the line tangent to a curve at a given point.
- An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.
- A person of Chinese or other East Asian descent.
- The angle a roof surface makes with the horizontal, expressed as a ratio of the units of vertical rise to the units of horizontal length (sometimes referred to as run).
- The ratio of the vertical and horizontal distances between two points on a line; zero if the line is horizontal, undefined if it is vertical.
- The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward.
verb
adj
- Of or pertaining to a function expressible as f(⃑x)=A⃑x+⃑b (where A is a linear transformation and ⃑b is a constant), which, regarded as a transformation, maps parallel lines to parallel lines and finite points to finite points.
- Assigning finite values to finite quantities.
- Of two materials, having mutual affinity.
noun
verb
noun
- Any of a number of smooth curves used to join points.
- Ridges or teeth on a drive shaft that mesh with grooves in a mating piece and transfer torque to it, maintaining the angular correspondence between them.
- A flexible strip of metal or other material, that may be bent into a curve and used in a similar manner to a ruler to draw smooth curves between points.
- A rectangular piece that fits grooves like key seats in a hub and a shaft, so that while the one may slide endwise on the other, both must revolve together.
- Long thin piece of metal or wood.
- A strip of wood or other material inserted into grooves in each of two pieces of wood to provide additional surface for gluing.
verb
noun
- One of the branches of a hyperbola or other curve which extend outward indefinitely.
- A part of garment, such as a pair of trousers/pants, that covers a leg.
- One side of a multiple-sided (often triangular) course in a sailing race.
- Denotes the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs; the left side for a right-handed batsman.
- A branch circuit; one phase of a polyphase system.
- In a grain elevator, the case containing the lower part of the belt which carries the buckets.
- In humans, the lower limb extending from the groin to the ankle.
- A branch or lateral circuit connecting an instrument with the main line.
- A single game or match played in a tournament or other sporting contest.
- An army soldier assigned to a paratrooper unit who has not yet been qualified as a paratrooper.
- The portion of the lower limb of a human that extends from the knee to the ankle.
- A distance that a sailing vessel does without changing the sails from one side to the other.
- An underlying instrument of a derivatives strategy.
- An extension of a steam boiler downward, in the form of a narrow space between vertical plates, sometimes nearly surrounding the furnace and ash pit, and serving to support the boiler; called also water leg.
- The ability of something to persist or succeed over a long period of time.
- A stage of a journey, race etc.
- A column, as a unit of length of text as laid out.
- A rod-like protrusion from an inanimate object, such as a piece of furniture, supporting it from underneath.
- Something that supports.
- One of the two sides of a right triangle that is not the hypotenuse.
- A limb or appendage that an animal uses for support or locomotion on land.
verb
noun
noun
- The point at which an axis meets a curve or surface.
- One of the elements of a graph joined or not by edges to other vertices.
- A point in 3D space, usually given in terms of its Cartesian coordinates.
- The point where the surface of a lens crosses the optical axis.
- An interaction point.
- The common point of the two rays that form an angle.
- A sharp downward point opposite a crotch, as in the letters "V" and "W" but not "Y".
- The point where the prime vertical meets the ecliptic in the western hemisphere of a natal chart.
- A point on the curve with a local minimum or maximum of curvature.
- The highest surface on the skull; the crown of the head.
- The highest point, top or apex of something.
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