curve in Finnish
curve in Finnish is kaarre, kurvi, mutka — curve means a smoothly bending line, with no sharp corners.
curve in Finnish
kaarre
A gentle bend, such as in a road.
kurvi
A gentle bend, such as in a road.
mutka
A gentle bend, such as in a road.
käyrä
A gentle bend, such as in a road.
käyrä
A simple figure containing no straight portions and no angles; a curved line.
kurvi
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
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
(geometry) A one-dimensional figure of non-zero length; the graph of a continuous map from a one-dimensional space.
kaari
(geometry) A one-dimensional figure of non-zero length; the graph of a continuous map from a one-dimensional space.
käyristää
(transitive) To bend; to crook.
kaartaa
(intransitive) To bend or turn gradually from a given direction.
What does "curve" mean?
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noun A smoothly bending line, with no sharp corners.
"The river makes a lazy curve around the edge of the town."
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verb To bend gradually rather than at a sharp angle.
"The railway line curves gently through the valley before reaching the station."
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noun A system of grading students relative to how the whole class performed, rather than against a fixed standard.
"Because the test was so hard, the teacher decided to mark it on a curve."
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curve in a sentence
- The river makes a lazy curve around the edge of the town.
- The road follows a wide curve along the coast.
- The railway line curves gently through the valley before reaching the station.
- Her lips curved into a smile when she saw the puppy.
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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 river makes a lazy curve around the edge of the town." 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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