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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

curves

/kɚvz/

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What does curves mean?

noun

  1. plural of curve

verb

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of curve

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How handsome the great sweeping curves in the edge of the ice, answering somewhat to those of the shore, but more regular!
Henry David ThoreauWalden, and On The Duty Of Civil DisobedienceProject Gutenberg ebook #205
The illustrative figures on the next page have all been drawn from "templates" whose curves were "switched" in the manner of Fig.
James NasmythJames Nasmyth, Engineer: An AutobiographyProject Gutenberg ebook #476
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These curves showed that the tips of long-bladed propellers were inefficient, as was also the portion of the blade near the root.
William J. (William James) Jackman; Octave Chanute; Thomas Herbert RussellFlying Machines: Construction and Operation A Practical Book Which Shows, in Illustrations, Working Plans and Text, How to Build and Navigate the Modern AirshipProject Gutenberg ebook #907
They wear their horns parted in the middle, sweeping smoothly away in the curves of two great bosses either side the head.
Stewart Edward WhiteThe Land of FootprintsProject Gutenberg ebook #1378
In striking at a boat, he swiftly curves away his flukes from it, and the blow is only inflicted by the recoil.
Herman MelvilleMoby Dick; Or, The WhaleProject Gutenberg ebook #2701