καμπύλη — meaning in English
kabyli
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English meaning
Senses
καμπύλη is used for these senses in English:
- circle (astronomy) An instrument of observation, whose graduated limb consists of an entire circle. When fixed to a wall in an observatory, it is called a mural circle; when mounted with a telescope on an axis and in Y's, in the plane of the meridian, a meridian or transit circle; when involving the principle of reflection, like the sextant, a reflecting circle; and when that of repeating an angle several times continuously along the graduated limb, a repeating circle.
- curve 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.
circle — full definition
- noun A perfectly round, flat shape where every point on the edge is the same distance from the centre.
- noun A group of people connected by friendship, interest, or social standing.
- verb To move in a curved path around something, or to draw a ring around it.
curve — full definition
- noun A smoothly bending line, with no sharp corners.
- verb To bend gradually rather than at a sharp angle.
- noun A system of grading students relative to how the whole class performed, rather than against a fixed standard.