reverse curve

collocation in English

meaningsofreverseandcurve

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reverse
adjective[before noun]
uk
/rɪˈvɜːs/us
/rɪˈvɝːs/
opposite to what has just happened, or to what is usual ...
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curve
noun[C]
uk
/kɜːv/us
/kɝːv/
a line that bends continuously and has no ...
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(Definition ofreverseandcurvefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Areversecurveof the frame indicated that the whole buckle was intended to be used for securing a thick material, such as leather.
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Eventually it passes by some farmland as it takes a slightreversecurveto the left then returns north.
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Upon reaching a sharpreversecurveby bridge 25, the wagon left the track, coming to rest at the foot of the bank.
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Thisreversecurveshape made it easier to thread the intended thick material end over the bar.
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The design evolved from earlier straight-stemmed, long-keel boats into a beamy shallow hull with a pronouncedreversecurvein the midship section and a cut away forefoot.
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An example is the elimination of three consecutive reverse curves in favor of one larger curve.
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The grade through here tends to stairstep between short steep 3% grades and longer gradual 2-2.5% while winding through many reverse curves.
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Even worse than curves with no transition are reverse curves with no intervening straight track.
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Successive curves in the same direction are sometimes called progressive curves and successive curves in opposite directions are called reverse curves.
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Unfortunately it was discovered that the proposed web would not follow the reverse curves of the ship's hull which would effectively mask the hull's shape from view.
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