curve (verb)
91wheel — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hweogol, hwēol; akin to Old Norse hvēl wheel, Greek kyklos circle, wheel, Sanskrit cakra, Latin colere to cultivate, inhabit, Sanskrit carati he moves, wanders Date:… …
92Curling terminology — This is a glossary of terms in curling.# sDuring a game, sweepers might call out numbers. These numbers indicate how far the sweepers think the rock in play will travel. This system is relatively new to the game and is often attributed to the… …
93Greek arithmetic, geometry and harmonics: Thales to Plato — Ian Mueller INTRODUCTION: PROCLUS’ HISTORY OF GEOMETRY In a famous passage in Book VII of the Republic starting at Socrates proposes to inquire about the studies (mathēmata) needed to train the young people who will become leaders of the ideal… …
94slope — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ precipitous (formal), steep ▪ gentle, gradual, slight ▪ long, short …
95round — I [[t]ra͟ʊnd[/t]] PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES ♦♦ (Round is an adverb and preposition that has the same meanings as around . Round is often used with verbs of movement, such as walk and drive , and also in phrasal verbs such as get round and hand… …
96swing — 1 verb past tense and past participle swung, 1 MOVE BACKWARDS/FORWARDS (I, T) to move backwards and forwards hanging from a fixed point, or to make something do this: a sign swinging in the wind | The soldiers swung their arms as they marched. 2… …
97circle — /ˈsɜkəl / (say serkuhl) noun 1. a closed plane curve which is at all points equidistant from a fixed point within it, called the centre. 2. the portion of a plane bounded by such a curve: to colour in the circles. 3. any circular object,… …
98recurve — [c]/riˈkɜv/ (say ree kerv) verb (recurved, recurving) –verb (i) 1. to curve or bend back or backwards. –verb (t) 2. to curve or bend (something) back or backwards …
99squiggle — /ˈskwɪgəl/ (say skwiguhl) noun 1. a short twist or curve, as in drawing or writing. –verb (squiggled, squiggling) –verb (i) 2. to twist or curve; appear as squiggles. –verb (t) 3. to form by squiggles; scribble. {blend of squirm and wriggle}… …
100swing — [c]/swɪŋ / (say swing) verb (swung or, Archaic, swang, swung, swinging) –verb (t) 1. to cause to move to and fro, sway, or oscillate, as something suspended from above: ladies swinging their parasols. 2. to cause to move in alternate directions,… …
