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1curve — I n. 1) to describe, make a curve (the road makes a curve to the right) 2) to plot a curve ( to locate a curve by plotted points ) 3) (teaching) to grade (AE), mark on a curve 4) a hairpin, horseshoe; sharp curve II v. 1) to curve sharply 2) (D;… …
2plot´less|ness — plot «plot», noun, verb, plot|ted, plot|ting. –n. 1. a secret plan, especially to do something wrong: »Two men formed a plot to rob the bank. SYNONYM(S): intrigue, conspiracy …
3plot´less — plot «plot», noun, verb, plot|ted, plot|ting. –n. 1. a secret plan, especially to do something wrong: »Two men formed a plot to rob the bank. SYNONYM(S): intrigue, conspiracy …
4plot — [plät] n. [ME < OE, piece of land: some meanings infl. by COMPLOT] 1. a small area of ground marked off for some special use [garden plot, cemetery plot] 2. a chart or diagram, as of a building or estate 3. [short for COMPLOT] a secret,… …
5plot — plotful, adj. plotless, adj. plotlessness, n. /plot/, n., v., plotted, plotting. n. 1. a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, esp. a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose: a plot to overthrow the government. 2. Also called storyline.… …
6Curve sketching — In geometry, curve sketching (or curve tracing) includes techniques that can used to produce a rough idea of overall shape of a plane curve given its equation without computing the large numbers of points required for a detailed plot. It is an… …
7plot — [[t]plɒt[/t]] n. v. plot•ted, plot•ting 1) a secret plan or scheme to accomplish a usu. evil purpose 2) lit. the main story of a literary or dramatic work 3) a small piece of ground: a garden plot[/ex] 4) a measured parcel of land: a two acre… …
8plot — I. /plɒt / (say plot) noun 1. a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose. 2. the plan, scheme, or main story of a play, novel, poem, or the like. 3. Gunnery the position of a target and the …
9plot — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English Date: before 12th century 1. a. a small area of planted ground < a vegetable plot > b. a small piece of land in a cemetery c. a measured piece of land ; lot 2. ground plan …
10plot — ▪ I. plot plot 1 [plɒt ǁ plɑːt] noun [countable] PROPERTY a small piece of land for building or growing things on: • a vacant plot (= empty piece of land ) • a plot of land [m0 …
