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curve vs wave

wave vs curve

curve and wave both are nouns.

curve and wave both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
curve Yes No Yes No
wave Yes No Yes No
As nouns, wave is a hyponym of curve; that is, wave is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than curve:
  • curve: the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
  • wave: an undulating curve
Other hyponyms of curve include bell-shaped curve, Gaussian curve, Gaussian shape, normal curve, meander, closed curve, S-shape, catenary, Cupid's bow, undulation, extrados, gooseneck, intrados, bend, crook, turn, twist, crotchet, hook, envelope, arc, crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle, scallop, spiral, helix, spiral, perversion, sinuosity, sinuousness, arch, bell, bell shape, campana, arc, bow, crescent, quadric, quadric surface, lemniscate, line roulette, roulette, pedal curve, indifference curve, demand curve, polygonal chain, conchoid, brachistochrone, supply curve, cosine curve, cotangent curve, tangent curve.
curve (noun) wave (noun)
a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon
curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
a line on a graph representing data (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
something that rises rapidly
a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
an undulating curve
curve (verb) wave (verb)
form a curl, curve, or kink set waves in
turn sharply; change direction abruptly signal with the hands or nod
form an arch or curve move or swing back and forth
bend or cause to bend twist or roll into coils or ringlets
extend in curves and turns move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
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