gentle curve

collocation in English

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gentle
adjective
uk
/ˈdʒen.təl/us
/ˈdʒen.t̬əl/
calm, kind, ...
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curve
noun[C]
uk
/kɜːv/us
/kɝːv/
a line that bends continuously and has no ...
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(Definition ofgentleandcurvefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It has a very nice,gentlecurvewhich is natural drainage.
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The design was stylish, with long sleek lines andgentlecurvein the vertical plane.
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Both kite and heater style shields were made of several layers of laminated wood, with agentlecurvein cross section.
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It springs back to agentlecurvebut can be straightened using a series of opposed rollers.
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They are arranged in a row sequentially along a lower rectangular path that follows thegentlecurveof the peninsula.
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In this challenge, contestants must reverse one such vehicle around agentlecurve.
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Eggs are smaller than the size of the adult suggests, whitish, and long with agentlecurve, narrowing to a rounded point.
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It forms agentlecurveand is the subject of many prints, paintings, photographs, "etc".
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Each has a frontal, symmetrical, flat surface that contrasts with thegentlecurveof the surfaces on the other sides.
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The street was changed from a typical linear path to agentlecurve, narrowed, with large rain gardens placed along most of the length of the street.
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The asymmetry of the composition was continued by widening the left side windows and creating anothergentlecurvein this part of the facade, extending through both storeys.
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That would require shallower gradients, and more gentle curves and would include perhaps sections of four tracks or loops.
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A microwave system could produce gentle curves that would be acceptable to passengers and much better for those who live below the present flight path.
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The gentle curves between the ends of the left and right field bleachers would become popularly known as the wells.
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The terrain is hilly, forcing the road through some gentle curves as it passes through the district.
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The longer highway length gives a more realistic shape, with long straight areas, gentle curves, rest areas and large interchanges.
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Traveling along the gentle curves one climbs higher and sees on either side the primary jungle rich with timber.
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The road is built with gentle curves and there are no switchbacks despite the rugged terrain.
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