Hypernyms for "curve"
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arc
arch
bell
bell shape
bell-shaped curve
bend
blind bend
blind curve
bow
camber
campana
catenary
circumvolute
closed curve
crenation
crenature
crenel
crenelle
crescent
crook
crotchet
Cupid''s bow
curliness
elbow
envelope
extrados
Gaussian curve
Gaussian shape
gooseneck
hairpin bend
helix
hook
intrados
line roulette
meander
normal curve
peel off
perversion
quadric
quadric surface
recurve
regression curve
regression line
roulette
scallop
sinuosity
sinuousness
snake
spiral
S-shape
straightness
turn
twist
undulation
wave
waviness
yaw
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.