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straightness vs curve

curve vs straightness

straightness and curve both are nouns.

straightness is not a verb while curve is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
straightness Yes No No No
curve Yes No Yes No
As nouns, curve is a hypernym of straightness; that is, curve is a word with a broader meaning than straightness:
  • straightness: (of hair) lack of a tendency to curl
  • curve: the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
Other hypernyms of straightness include curvature.
straightness (noun) curve (noun)
a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
(of hair) lack of a tendency to curl the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
having honest intentions a line on a graph representing data
trueness of course toward a goal the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
straightness (verb) curve (verb)
form a curl, curve, or kink
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
form an arch or curve
bend or cause to bend
extend in curves and turns
Difference between straightness and curve

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