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shape vs curve

curve vs shape

shape and curve both are nouns.

shape and curve both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shape Yes No Yes No
curve Yes No Yes No
As nouns, curve is a hyponym of shape; that is, curve is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shape:
  • shape: any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
  • curve: the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
Other hyponyms of shape include keenness, sharpness, bluntness, dullness, topography, lobularity, concaveness, concavity, convexity, convexness, angularity, narrowing, curvature, roundness, straightness, crookedness, stratification, rectilinearity.
shape (noun) curve (noun)
the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline) curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
the visual appearance of something or someone the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
alternative names for the body of a human being a line on a graph representing data
a perceptual structure the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept
the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')
shape (verb) curve (verb)
give shape or form to form a curl, curve, or kink
shape or influence; give direction to turn sharply; change direction abruptly
make something, usually for a specific function form an arch or curve
bend or cause to bend
extend in curves and turns
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