#curved_shape__curve the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
exclusion: #straight_line
supertype: #line.shape a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
subtype: #normal_curve__bell-shaped_curve__Gaussian_curve__Gaussian_shape a symmetrical curve representing the normal distribution
subtype: #meander a curve in a stream
subtype: #oxbow.meander a U-shaped curve in a stream
subtype: #S-shape a double curve resembling the letter S
subtype: #catenary the curve theoretically assumed by a perfectly flexible and inextensible cord of uniform density and cross section hanging freely from two fixed points
subtype: #Cupid's_bow.curved_shape__cupid'sbow the double curve of the upper lip when considered to resemble Cupid's bow
subtype: #wave.curved_shape an undulating curve
subtype: #sine_curve__sinusoid the curve of y=sin x
subtype: #extrados the exterior curve of an arch
subtype: #gooseneck something in a thin curved form (like the neck of a goose)
subtype: #intrados the interior curve of an arch
subtype: #crook__bend__turn a circular segment of a curve: "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"
subtype: #bight.crook a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)
subtype: #hook.curved_shape__crotchet a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
subtype: #uncus__uncu (biology) any hook-shaped process or part
subtype: #envelope.curved_shape a curve that is tangent to each of a family of curves
subtype: #arc a continuous portion of a circle
subtype: #crenation__scallop one of a series of rounded teeth formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth etc.)
subtype: #spiral.curved_shape a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at ever-greater distances from it
subtype: #helix__spiral a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
subtype: #sinuosity__sinuousness__sinuousnes having curves; "he hated the sinuosity of mountain roads"
subtype: #arch.curved_shape a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
subtype: #bell_shape__bell__campana the shape of a bell
subtype: #bow.curved_shape__arc something curved in shape
subtype: #rainbow an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
subtype: #crescent any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
subtype: #quadric_surface__quadricsurface__quadric a curve or surface whose equation (in Cartesian coordinates) is of the second degree
subtype: #hyperboloid a quadric surface generated by rotating a hyperbola around its main axis
subtype: #line_roulette__roulette a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure
subtype: #cycloid a line generated by a point on a circle rolling along a straight line
subtype: #curate_cycloid a cycloid generated by a point inside the rolling circle
subtype: #prolate_cycloid a cycloid generated by a point outside the rolling circle
subtype: #epicycloid a line generated by a point on a circle rolling around another circle
subtype: #cardioid an epicycloid in which the rolling circle equals the fixed circle
subtype: #hypocycloid a line generated by a point on a circle that rolls around inside another circle
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