- compound curve
- составная кривая, коробовая кривая (плана трассы)
Англо-русский строительный словарь. 2013.
compound curve
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Organic description of a curve — Organic Or*gan ic, a. [L. organicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. organique.] 1. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to an organ or its functions, or to objects composed of organs; consisting of organs, or containing them; as, the organic structure of animals and plants;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stringed instrument — a musical instrument having strings as the medium of sound production, played with the fingers or with a plectrum or a bow: The guitar, the harp, and the violin are stringed instruments. * * * Any musical instrument that produces sound by the… … Universalium
winding — winding, sinuous, serpentine, tortuous, flexuous can all mean curving first one way and then another. Winding, the general and the ordinary term, often implies spiral ascent {winding stairs} {a winding mountain road} When applied to things in a… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Surgical suture — For other uses, see Suture (disambiguation). Surgical suture on needle holder. Packaging shown above. Surgical suture is a medical device used to hold body tissues together after an injury or surgery. It generally consists of a needle with an… … Wikipedia
serpentine — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French serpentin, from Late Latin serpentinus, from Latin serpent , serpens Date: 15th century 1. of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) 2. subtly wily or tempting 3. a. winding or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
