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counter curve

counter curve noun: a curve running in the opposite direction to another curve.

Noun

counter curve (plural counter curves)

  1. A curve running in the opposite direction to another curve.
    • There may also be a counter curve to the left in the lumbar region, but the curve is less severe.1990 May-June, Yoga Journal
    • It is curious that, in spite of the explanation of the counter curve which was given twenty years ago, in explaining the manner in which Cupid's bow was possible, it is only in quite recent times that skaters have recognised that the small counter curve which follows the rocker and precedes the...1897, Witham T. Maxwell, A System Of Figure-skating: Being The Theory And Practice Of The Art, pages 174-175

Forms of counter curve

pluralcounter curves

Questions about counter curve

What does counter curve mean?
Counter curve means a curve running in the opposite direction to another curve.
What part of speech is counter curve?
Counter curve is a noun.
What is the plural of counter curve?
The plural of counter curve is counter curves.

Words near counter curve in the dictionary

  1. counter check
  2. counter checks
  3. counter clockwise
  4. counter culture
  5. counter cultures
  6. counter curve
  7. counter intelligence
  8. counter melodies
  9. counter melody
  10. counter password
  11. counter passwords

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