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Engrail :: Engrail (v. i.) To form an edging or border; to run in curved or indented lines.

Secant :: Secant (a.) A line that cuts another; especially, a straight line cutting a curve in two or more points..

Inflection :: Inflection (n.) A bend; a fold; a curve; a turn; a twist.

Curve :: Curve (a.) Bent without angles; crooked; curved; as, a curve line; a curve surface..

Cove :: Cove (n.) A member, whose section is a concave curve, used especially with regard to an inner roof or ceiling, as around a skylight..

Ramp :: Ramp (n.) A short bend, slope, or curve, where a hand rail or cap changes its direction..

Sweep :: Sweep (n.) Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, or the like, away from a rectlinear line..

Subarration :: Subarcuated (a.) Having a figure resembling that of a bow; somewhat curved or arched.

Arch :: Arch (n.) A flat arch is a member constructed of stones cut into wedges or other shapes so as to support each other without rising in a curve.

Aduncous :: Aduncous (a.) Curved inwards; hooked.

Contact :: Contact (n.) The property of two curves, or surfaces, which meet, and at the point of meeting have a common direction..

Evolvent :: Evolvent (n.) The involute of a curve. See Involute, and Evolute..

Crunode :: Crunode (n.) A point where one branch of a curve crosses another branch. See Double point, under Double, a..

Crook :: Crook (n.) A small tube, usually curved, applied to a trumpet, horn, etc., to change its pitch or key..

Pothook :: Pothook (n.) A written character curved like a pothook; (pl.) a scrawled writing.

Engrailed :: Engrailed (a.) Indented with small concave curves, as the edge of a bordure, bend, or the like..

Cycloid :: Cycloid (n.) A curve generated by a point in the plane of a circle when the circle is rolled along a straight line, keeping always in the same plane..

Conchoid :: Conchoid (n.) A curve, of the fourth degree, first made use of by the Greek geometer, Nicomedes, who invented it for the purpose of trisecting an angle and duplicating the cube..

Pleurosigma :: Pleurosigma (n.) A genus of diatoms of elongated elliptical shape, but having the sides slightly curved in the form of a letter S. Pleurosigma angulatum has very fine striations, and is a favorite object for testing the high powers of microscopes..

Sassabye :: Sassabye (n.) A large African antelope (Alcelaphus lunata), similar to the hartbeest, but having its horns regularly curved..

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