curve

1. 1. A line that deviates from straightness in a smooth, continuous fashion.
   2. A surface that deviates from planarity in a smooth, continuous fashion.
   3. Something characterized by such a line or surface, especially a rounded line or contour of the human body.
2. A relatively smooth bend in a road or other course.
3. 1. A line representing data on a graph.
   2. A trend derived from or as if from such a graph: "Once again, the politicians are behind the curve" (Ted Kennedy).
4. A graphic representation showing the relative performance of individuals as measured against each other, used especially as a method of grading students in which the assignment of grades is based on predetermined proportions of students.
5. Mathematics.
   1. The graph of a function on a coordinate plane.
   2. The intersection of two surfaces in three dimensions.
   3. The graph of the solutions to any equation of two variables.
6. Baseball . A curve ball.
7. Slang. Something that is unexpected or designed to trick or deceive.

1. To cause to curve. See synonyms at bend¹.
2. Baseball. To pitch a curve ball to.
3. To grade (students, for example) on a curve.

[From Middle English, curved, from Latin curvus. N., sense 6, short for CURVE BALL.]

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noun

Something bent: bend, bow, crook, curvature, round, turn. See straight/bent.

verb

1. To swerve from a straight line: angle, arc, arch, bend, bow, crook, round, turn. See straight/bent.
2. To have or cause to have a curved or sinuous form or surface: curl, undulate, wave. See straight/bent.

Definition: arched, rounded line or object
Antonyms: line

v

Definition: bending in a shape or course
Antonyms: straighten

A nonangular deviation from a straight line or surface.

A line that is not straight; the line representing varying values in a graph.

• area under moment c. — plasma drug concentration × time after dosing versus time after drug administration.
• area under the c. — the area under a plasma concentration versus time curve. A measure of drug absorption.
• epidemic c. — a graphical representation showing the number of new cases of the disease plotted against time. A decision on when the new infection rate creates an epidemic varies with the disease and the circumstances. The rate would need to be clearly in excess of its expected frequency.
• fitted c. — the theoretical frequency distribution whose closeness of fit to the subject data is under test.
• freehand c. — a line drawn in by hand on a scattergram to establish the relationship between two variables.
• frequency c. — a curve representing graphically the probabilities of different numbers of occurrences of an event.
• logarithmic c. — the curve which demonstrates the straightline relationship between two variables when both of them are scaled as logarithms.
• log dose–response c. — the standard way of presenting pharmacological data about a drug. The response is plotted against dose on a semilogarithmic graph. It has the advantage that a wide range of dose rates can be entered on the one graph.
• plasma concentration–time c. — the plasma concentration of a drug plotted against time.
• semilogarithmic c. — as for logarithmic curve except that only one of the variables is scaled as a logarithm. See also logarithmic relationship.
• sigmoid c. — an S-shaped curve. A common curve in biological distributions.
• survivorship c. — a graphic presentation of a life table. Obviously the proportion of survivors decreases with advancing age of the group.
• vertebral c. — the downward curve of the thoracolumbar region and that of the cervical region in some animals.

Curve

Curve, January 2009
Editor-in-Chief	Frances Stevens
Categories	Lifestyle magazine
Frequency	Monthly
Publisher	Frances Stevens
First issue	1990 (as Deneuve)
Company	Outspoken Enterprises
Country	United States
Language	English
Website	www.curvemag.com
ISSN	1087-867X

Curve is the best-selling lesbian magazine in the United States. It covers news, politics, social issues, and includes celebrity interviews and stories on entertainment, pop culture, style, travel, and a website that hosts an internet forum focusing on lesbian issues, active since 2000.

The magazine was first published as Deneuve in May 1990 but was renamed in 1995 after a trademark dispute with Catherine Deneuve.

In 2007, the magazine's reported its circulation at over 68,200, with a readership whose median household income is over $85,372.^[1]

The magazine was featured on the Showtime series The L Word when a writer from the magazine interviews the character Jenny about her book.

Contents 1 Criticism 2 References 3 See also 4 External links

Criticism

In May 2007, actress Michelle Rodriguez criticized Curve magazine and accused its editors of attempting to "out" her. She posted the following on her blog; "...but when people come out of nowhere and put words in my mouth or call me Gay, they should really think for one second How they could truly affect my life by doing such things. You don't know what producer, director, would be husband or future audience member may be influenced by these opinions and media content."^[2] Her comments ended up angering many in the gay community and some even accused her of being homophobic. Rodriguez has denied those claims as well.

In the July/August 2007 issue of Curve, editors responded to this criticism by stating: If you read the article, you will see that the author did not, in fact, "out" Rodriguez; rather, the article stated both that "Rodriguez has never publicly come out" and "Rodriguez has said she is not a lesbian."

References

1. ^ Curve: Curve Facts
2. ^ Michelle Rodriguez hits back at Curve magazine | Entertainment News | Advocate.com

See also

• Lesbian feminism
• Lesbian literature
• Lesbians
• List of Lesbian Periodicals, Journals and Magazines, Past and Present

External links

• Website
• Curve Magazine Details
• Curve Magazine's MySpace Site

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - krumning, kurve, skruet bold
v. intr. - krumme sig
v. tr. - kurve, bøje

Nederlands (Dutch)
bocht, gebogen lijn, grafiek, welving, kromme, (zich) buigen/welven, een bal met effect werpen (honkbal), uitslagen in een curve ordenen

Français (French)
n. - courbe (graphique), voussure, cambrure, virage, courbe (paysage, joue), galbe, (Écon) courbe (des prix)
v. intr. - s'incurver, se recourber, faire une courbe
v. tr. - (gén) courber, (Tech) cintrer

Deutsch (German)
v. - (sich) biegen
n. - Kurve, Rundung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - καμπυλώνω/-ομαι, κάμπτω/-ομαι, κυρτώνω/-ομαι
n. - καμπύλη, καμπή, στροφή (δρόμου κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
curvare, curvarsi, flettersi, curva

Português (Portuguese)
v. - curvar, curvar-se
n. - curva (f)

Русский (Russian)
гнуть, согнуться, изгиб, кривая

Español (Spanish)
n. - arco, curva, comba, recodo, vuelta, curvatura
v. intr. - hacer una curva, arquearse, encorvarse, doblarse, torcerse, curvarse
v. tr. - encorvar, doblar, torcer

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - böja, gå i en båge
n. - kurva, böjd linje, runda former

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
曲线, 曲球, 弯曲, 成曲形, 弯, 使弯曲

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 曲線, 曲球, 彎曲
v. intr. - 成曲形
v. tr. - 彎, 使彎曲

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 곡선, 속임, 곡선미
v. intr. - 구부러지다
v. tr. - 구부리다, (야구) 커브하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 曲線, 曲がった部分
v. - 曲がる, 曲げる

idioms:

• learning curve    習熟曲線, 学習曲線

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) انعطف, تقوس, , حني, عوج (الاسم) انعطاف, قوس, , منحني‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פנייה, סיבוב, קו עקום, דבר מעוקם, קו או מישור שיש בו עקמומיות, עקומה במערכת צירים‬
v. intr. - ‮התעקם, נטה‬
v. tr. - ‮עיקם, נטה‬

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