Kurve
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin curva (linea).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʊʁvə/, /ˈkʊʁfə/
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Noun
Kurve f (genitive Kurve, plural Kurven)
- bend (curve)
- (mathematics) curve
- (sports, chiefly soccer) ellipsis of Fankurve
- (informal, in the plural) curve (attractive shape of a woman's body)
Declension
Declension of Kurve [feminine]
Hyponyms
- Fieberkurve, Haarnadelkurve, Linkskurve, Rechtskurve, Sinuskurve, S-Kurve, Steilkurve, Straßenkurve, Zielkurve
Derived terms
Related terms
- Kurvengrad, kurvenreich, Kurvenmaximum, Kurvenminimum, Kurvenwinkel
- die Kurve kratzen, die Kurve kriegen
Further reading
- “Kurve” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Kurve” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Kurve” in Duden online
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰurvə/
Noun
Kurve f (plural Kurve)