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curve
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n.
a line or outline that gradually deviates from being straight for some or all of its length.
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a place where a road deviates from a straight path.
∎ (curves)
a curving contour of a woman's figure.
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a line on a graph (whether straight or curved) showing how one quantity varies with respect to another:
the population curve.
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a system in which grades are assigned to students based on their performance relative to other students, regardless of their actual knowledge of the subject:
grades were marked on a curve.
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Baseball
another term for curveball.
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v.
form or cause to form a curve:
[intr.]
her mouth curved in a smile
[tr.]
starting with arms outstretched, curve the body sideways.
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Curves.(Image Color Corrections, Part 3)(Pixel Corner)(Column)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: PSA Journal; 8/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...Maximizing Selectivity of Curves If the curve is dragged down and...drawing for a custom curve can be done. Complex curves may be saved as files...at the point on the Curves graph corresponding...tonality. With the curve anchored tightly about...
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CURVE APPEAL CALL IT THE STRAIGHT TRUTH: TODAY'S POWER PITCHERS ARE REDISCOVERING A PERFECT COMPLEMENT TO THEIR HEAT
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 6/2/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...a good fastball without a curve was like bread without butter...after that, he was throwing curves in the majors. Forever, it...Kerry Wood, another Cub with a curve, "I think the curveball is...Cardinals, had been keeping the curve alive, and most pitchers say...
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 "Herald News, The (Joliet, IL)")
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Curves for Women for fitness
Newspaper article from: Herald News, The (Joliet, IL); 2/24/2002; 700+ words
; ...Fast, fun fitness" is the motto for Curves for Women. With three locations in the Joliet area, Curves for Women promotes a fitness program that...themselves losing weight and gaining fitness. "Curves includes both strength training to build...
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 "Post-Tribune (IN)")
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Curves' theory on permanent weight loss proven in scientific study at Baylor
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 4/14/2006; 700+ words
; ...MAY DIFFER SLIGHTLY FROM PRINTED VERSION Curves International Inc. announces its revolutionary...2005 Annual Meeting in San Diego. The Curves Fitness and Weight Management Plan is...combinations of workout and diets to determine Curves' effect on body composition, health...
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Curves and Rodale Launch CurvesComplete.com.
Business Wire; 11/12/2007; 700+ words
; ...ORLANDO, Fla. & WACO, Texas -- Curves International, Inc., the world's...weight-loss subscription service based on Curves: Permanent Results Without Permanent...York Times bestselling book authored by Curves founder and chief executive officer Gary...
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 "Field & Stream (West ed.)")
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Throwing curves. (fly fishing technique; includes related article on using the technique in still water)
Magazine article from: Field & Stream (West ed.); 10/1/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...double haul and immediately throw in the curve mend. The curve will travel right to the end--even if...length away. NORMALLY, ANGLERS THINK OF CURVES ONLY IN THE horizontal plane, but the curve mend can also be made in the vertical plane...
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 "Chicago Tribune (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service)")
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Curves for Witness clubs power up by going lean, not mean.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service); 10/24/2002; 700+ words
; ...Navratil CHICAGO _ Small-town pioneers of Curves for Women have every right to be smug...fitness centers. Illinois has more than 150 Curves locations, including more than 50 in...Entrepreneur magazine last January named Curves, which began spreading seven years ago...
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+(via+Knight-Ridder%2fTribune+Business+News) "Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)")
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Curves for Women Fitness Centers Power Up by Going Lean, Not Mean.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News); 10/27/2002; 700+ words
; ...Oct. 27--Small-town pioneers of Curves for Women have every right to be smug...fitness centers. Illinois has more than 150 Curves locations, including more than 50 in...Entrepreneur magazine last January named Curves, which began spreading seven years ago...
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Curves(R) Joins Olivia Newton-John to "Get Physical" and Fight Cancer.
Business Wire; 2/19/2008; 700+ words
; Curves pledges minimum $1 million donation to...John Cancer Centre Appeal WACO, Texas -- Curves International, Inc., the world's largest...sponsor of The Great Walk to Beijing 2008. Curves has pledged a minimum $1 million contribution...
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Delicious Curves by Mudd Jeans Offers A New Fit for the Curvy Girl.
PR Newswire; 11/9/2005; 700+ words
; ...their new denim collection, Delicious Curves by Mudd. (Photo: http://www.newscom...greatly expands its reach with Delicious Curves and continues its strong commitment to...Ashanti is the spokesperson for Delicious Curves by Mudd, and will represent the brand...
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Curve
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...includes a line as a type of curve. Curves were studied by numerous...cylinder, is called a skew curve. Plane curves are frequently described...are examples of algebraic curves. On the other hand, a curve described by an equation...
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Curves International, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Curves International, Inc. 400 Schroeder Waco, Texas 76710 U.S...Employees: 150 NAIC: 713940 Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers Curves International, Inc. (Curves for Women), founded in 1992, is the world ’ s largest...
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Learning Curves
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Small Business
...output, and the learning curve flattens out. Thus...the shape of learning curves another way. When a...quickly, and the learning curve is steep. With each...a smooth progressive curve. Such a model of learning...usefulness of learning curves in business and production...
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Closed Curves
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Closed Curves A closed curve is a curve within a...and C are closed curves; D, E, and F are not. Curve A is a circle. Although...from being closed. Curve F simply fails to end where it began. Curves can be described statically...
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Yield Curve
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
...on the shape of the yield curve. Expectations of future rates...average shape of the yield curve is ascending, suggesting...liquidity premiums. The yield curve also appears to be a predictor...activity. Inverted yield curves, while not
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