curved shape vs bell-shaped curve

bell-shaped curve vs curved shape

curved shape and bell-shaped curve both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
curved shape	Yes	No	No	No
bell-shaped curve	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, bell-shaped curve is a hyponym of curved shape; that is, bell-shaped curve is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than curved shape:

curved shape: the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
bell-shaped curve: a symmetrical curve representing the normal distribution

Other hyponyms of curved shape include Gaussian curve, Gaussian shape, normal curve, meander, closed curve, S-shape, catenary, Cupid's bow, undulation, wave, 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.

curved shape (noun)	bell-shaped curve (noun)
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes	a symmetrical curve representing the normal distribution

Difference between curved shape and bell-shaped curve

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