History
History
Synonyms
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Meaning:
angle

a space between two lines or surfaces that mean

shape formed by two lines meeting at a point

bend

a curve or turn

curve

bow

a knot made with a loop or loops; a shoelace, ribbon etc tied in this way

bend from waist

chord

a straight line that joins two points on the circumference of a circle or the ends of an arc

arched, rounded line or object

curvature

the state of being curved

rounded part of thing, usually body part

curve

a line of which no part is straight, e.g. part of the edge of a circle

arched, rounded line or object

fold

a part (of a card, paper etc) that is folded

double thickness

genuflection

bow

bow

hyperbola

a curve of two equal parts formed by cutting through both bases of a double cone

arched, rounded line or object

lapel

a front part of a coat or jacket that is folded back and forms part of the collar

fold

parabola

a flat curve formed by cutting a cone along a line parallel to its side

arched, rounded line or object

plica

fold

fold

ruck

irregular fold or crease (especially in cloth)

fold

turn

(to cause something) to move round a point; (to cause something) to change in nature, quality, condition, shape etc; to reach and pass (the age, time etc mentioned)

revolution, curving

FLEXURE as in Wiktionary
FLEXURE as in Wikipedia