curva

Definitions of curva
  1. noun
    curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
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    type of:
    sección, segmento
    one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
  2. noun
    a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axes
    synonyms: cuadro, grafía, gráfica, gráfico, red
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    types:
    ECG, cardiograma, electrocardiograma
    a graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph
    electroencefalograma
    a graphical record of electrical activity of the brain; produced by an electroencephalograph
    type of:
    comunicación visual
    communication that relies on vision
  3. noun
    the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
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    antonyms:
    recta, recto
    a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature
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    catenaria, catenario
    the curve theoretically assumed by a perfectly flexible and inextensible cord of uniform density and cross section hanging freely from two fixed points
    extradós
    the exterior curve of an arch
    recodo, viraje
    a circular segment of a curve
    arco
    a continuous portion of a circle
    hélice
    a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
    sinuosidad
    having curves
    arco
    something curved in shape
    creciente, luneta, medialuna
    any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
    ruleta
    a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure
    arco iris, iris
    an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
    cicloide
    a line generated by a point on a circle rolling along a straight line
    type of:
    línea
    a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
  4. noun
    a circular segment of a curve
    synonyms: recodo, viraje
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