curved

UK/kɜːvd/US/kɝːvd/

adjectiveB2Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #9,934 of 15,258leans written

Curved means bending smoothly like part of a circle. A curved blade, a curved wall, gently curved.

The smoothness is what the word promises: something curved has no corner in it anywhere. A curved screen is meant to keep every part of it the same distance from the eye, which matters more in a cinema than on a television.

Definitions of curved

1adjectivecurvedBending smoothly like part of a circle.B2
“The bridge had a graceful curved arch over the river.”

curved is a shape.

Also accepted in games: rounded

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In mathematics, a curve (also called a curved line in older texts) is an object similar to a line, but that does not have to be straight.
Curve
In theoretical physics, quantum field theory in curved spacetime (QFTCS) is an extension of quantum field theory from Minkowski spacetime to a general curved spacetime.
Quantum field theory in curved spacetime
The curved end is usually used as a first-class lever, and the flat end as a second-class lever.
Crowbar
A curved mirror is a mirror with a curved reflecting surface.
Curved mirror
Most curved mirrors have surfaces that are shaped like part of a sphere, but other shapes are sometimes used in optical devices.
Curved mirror

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