wave vs curve

wave and curve both are nouns.

wave and curve both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wave	Yes	No	Yes	No
curve	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, curve is a hypernym of wave; that is, curve is a word with a broader meaning than wave:

wave: an undulating curve
curve: the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

Other hypernyms of wave include curved shape.

wave (noun)	curve (noun)
a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon	a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair	curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand	the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth	a line on a graph representing data
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)	the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
something that rises rapidly
a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
an undulating curve

wave (verb)	curve (verb)
set waves in	form a curl, curve, or kink
signal with the hands or nod	turn sharply; change direction abruptly
move or swing back and forth	form an arch or curve
twist or roll into coils or ringlets	bend or cause to bend
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion	extend in curves and turns

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