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curve in Finnish

curve in Finnish is kaarre, kurvi, mutka — curve means a smoothly bending line, with no sharp corners.

curve in Finnish

kaarre
noun
A gentle bend, such as in a road.
kurvi
noun
A gentle bend, such as in a road.
mutka
noun
A gentle bend, such as in a road.
käyrä
noun
A gentle bend, such as in a road.
käyrä
noun
A simple figure containing no straight portions and no angles; a curved line.
kurvi
noun
A grading system based on the scale of performance of a group used to normalize a right-skewed grade distribution (with more lower scores) into a bell curve, so that more can receive higher grades, regardless of their actual knowledge of the subject.
kurvit
noun
A grading system based on the scale of performance of a group used to normalize a right-skewed grade distribution (with more lower scores) into a bell curve, so that more can receive higher grades, regardless of their actual knowledge of the subject.
käyrä
noun
(geometry) A one-dimensional figure of non-zero length; the graph of a continuous map from a one-dimensional space.
kaari
noun
(geometry) A one-dimensional figure of non-zero length; the graph of a continuous map from a one-dimensional space.
käyristää
verb
(transitive) To bend; to crook.
kaartaa
verb
(intransitive) To bend or turn gradually from a given direction.

What does "curve" mean?

  1. noun A smoothly bending line, with no sharp corners.
    "The road follows a wide curve along the coast."
  2. verb To bend gradually rather than at a sharp angle.
    "The path curves to the left just past the bridge."
  3. noun A system of grading students relative to how the whole class performed, rather than against a fixed standard.
    "The professor graded the exam on a curve."
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curve in a sentence

  • The road follows a wide curve along the coast.
  • She sketched a gentle curve to represent the growth rate.
  • The path curves to the left just past the bridge.
  • The professor graded the exam on a curve.

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What is "curve" in Finnish?

"curve" in Finnish is kaarre, kurvi, mutka. curve means: A smoothly bending line, with no sharp corners.

How do you use "curve" in a sentence?

Example: "The road follows a wide curve along the coast." In Finnish, "curve" is kaarre, kurvi, mutka.

Are there other ways to say "curve" in Finnish?

Yes — Finnish has 8 translations listed for "curve": kaarre, kurvi, mutka, käyrä, kurvit, kaari.

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