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curve

/kɜːv/ /kɝv/

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noun

Изгиб, кривая

A gentle bend, such as in a road.

Examples :

"You should slow down when approaching a curve."

Вам следует сбросить скорость при приближении к изгибу.

way geography direction

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noun

Кривая

A simple figure containing no straight portions and no angles; a curved line.

Examples :

"She scribbled a curve on the paper."

Она нацарапала кривую на бумаге.

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noun

Шкала оценок, корректировка оценок

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.

Examples :

"The teacher was nice and graded the test on a curve."

Учитель был добрым и оценил тест по шкале оценок.

education statistics system achievement mark

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noun

Кривая

A continuous map from a one-dimensional space to a multidimensional space.

Examples :

"The path of the roller coaster is a curve through three-dimensional space. "

Траектория американских горок — это кривая в трехмерном пространстве.

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noun

Кривая

A one-dimensional figure of non-zero length; the graph of a continuous map from a one-dimensional space.

Examples :

"The rollercoaster's curve was very steep. "

Кривая американских горок была очень крутой.

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noun

Кривая

An algebraic curve; a polynomial relation of the planar coordinates.

Examples :

"The graph of the equation y = x² is a simple curve. "

График уравнения y = x² — простая кривая.

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noun

Кривая

A one-dimensional continuum.

Examples :

"The path of the roller coaster is a smooth curve. "

Путь американских горок представляет собой плавную кривую.

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noun

Изгибы, формы

(usually in the plural) The attractive shape of a woman's body.

Examples :

"The models displayed a variety of curves in their poses. "

Модели демонстрировали разнообразие форм в своих позах.

body appearance sex

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verb

Изгибать, искривлять

To bend; to crook.

Examples :

"to curve a line"

Искривить линию.

appearance way action

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verb

Искривлять, изгибать

To cause to swerve from a straight course.

Examples :

"to curve a ball in pitching it"

Искривлять мяч при подаче.

direction action way

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verb

Изгибать, искривлять

To bend or turn gradually from a given direction.

Examples :

"the road curves to the right"

Дорога изгибается вправо.

direction way math figure

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verb

Оценивать по кривой

To grade on a curve (bell curve of a normal distribution).

Examples :

"The teacher will curve the test."

Учитель будет оценивать тест по кривой.

statistics education achievement

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verb

Отклонить, отказать

To reject, to turn down romantic advances.

Examples :

"I was once curved three times by the same woman."

Мне трижды отказала одна и та же женщина.

attitude human emotion action

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adjective

Изогнутый, кривой

Bent without angles; crooked; curved.

Examples :

"a curve line"

изогнутая линия

appearance figure