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Gaussian curve, Gaussian shape, bell-shaped curve, normal curve
a symmetrical curve representing the normal distribution
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meander
a bend or curve, as in a stream or river
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closed curve
a curve (such as a circle) having no endpoints
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S-shape
a double curve resembling the letter S
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catenary
the curve theoretically assumed by a perfectly flexible and inextensible cord of uniform density and cross section hanging freely from two fixed points
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Cupid's bow
the double curve of the upper lip when considered to resemble Cupid's bow
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undulation, wave
an undulating curve
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extrados
the exterior curve of an arch
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gooseneck
something in a thin curved form (like the neck of a goose)
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intrados
the interior curve of an arch
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bend, crook, turn, twist
a circular segment of a curve
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crotchet, hook
a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
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envelope
a curve that is tangent to each of a family of curves
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arc
a continuous portion of a circle
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crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle, scallop
one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)
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spiral
a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
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helix, spiral
a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
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perversion
a curve that reverses the direction of something
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sinuosity, sinuousness
having curves
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arch
a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
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bell, bell shape, campana
the shape of a bell
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arc, bow
something curved in shape
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crescent
any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
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quadric, quadric surface
a curve or surface whose equation (in Cartesian coordinates) is of the second degree
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line roulette, roulette
a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure
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limb
the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles
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oxbow
a U-shaped curve in a stream
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rainbow
an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
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Jordan curve, simple closed curve
a closed curve that does not intersect itself
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uncus
(biology) any hook-shaped process or part
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bight
a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)
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double helix
a pair of parallel helices intertwined about a common axis
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hyperboloid
a quadric surface generated by rotating a hyperbola around its main axis
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cycloid
a line generated by a point on a circle rolling along a straight line
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sine curve, sinusoid
the curve of y=sin x
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epicycloid
a line generated by a point on a circle rolling around another circle
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hypocycloid
a line generated by a point on a circle that rolls around inside another circle
