ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Curved

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /kɜːvd/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Curved is an adjective meaning Having a curve or curves; curving.

Meaning

Having a curve or curves; curving.

More Meanings

  1. simple past and past participle of curve

Example Sentences

CREST - Out of a wreath or & azure, an Indian King's head in profile proper, crowned or, with high cap curved forward gules having at the point a small bell.
These VEAs (of which some 550 were built in total) would themselves have been converted from 1962 vanwides, refurbished and fitted with airbrakes specifically with Ministry of Defence munitions traffic in mind, as many military establishments and depots would have had track too sharply curved for newer airbraked wagons.

Synonyms for curved

Depending on context, synonyms include bent, hooked, rounded, curvy, sinuous, tortuous.

Antonyms for curved

Common opposites include flat, straight.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include arched, curvilinear, curvilineal, incurved, recurved, recurvate.

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