curve In mathematics, a curve (also called a curved line in older texts) is an object similar to a line, but that does not have to be straight. Intuitively, a curve may be thought of as the trace left by a moving point. This is the definition that ...

is a geometrical object in mathematics. Curve(s) may also refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

Music

* Curve (band), an English alternative rock music group * ''Curve'' (album), a 2012 album by

Our Lady Peace Our Lady Peace (sometimes shortened to OLP) is a Canadian alternative rock band formed in Toronto, Ontario in 1992. Led by lead vocalist Raine Maida since its formation, the band currently also features Duncan Coutts on bass, Steve Mazur on guit ...

* "Curve" (song), a 2017 song by Gucci Mane featuring The Weeknd * ''Curve'', a 2001 album by Doc Walker * "Curve", a song by

John Petrucci John Peter Petrucci (born July 12, 1967) is an American guitarist, best known as a founding member of the progressive metal band Dream Theater. He produced or co-produced (often with Mike Portnoy before Portnoy's absence from the band 2010-2023 ...

from ''

Suspended Animation Suspended animation is the slowing or stopping of biological function so that physiological capabilities are preserved. States of suspended animation are common in micro-organisms and some plant tissue, such as seeds. Many animals, including l ...

'', 2005 * "Curve", a song by

Cam'ron Cameron Ezike Giles (born February 4, 1976), known Mononym, mononymously as Cam'ron, is an American rapper. Beginning his career in the early 1990s as Killa Cam, Giles signed with Lance Rivera, Lance "Un" Rivera's Lance Rivera, Untertainment, a ...

from the album '' Crime Pays'', 2009

Periodicals

* ''Curve'' (design magazine), an industrial design magazine * ''Curve'' (magazine), a U.S. lesbian magazine

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Curve'' (film), a 2015 film * BBC Two "Curve" idents, various animations based around a curve motif

Brands and enterprises

* Curve (payment card), a payment card that aggregates multiple payment cards * Curve (theatre), a theatre in Leicester, United Kingdom * Curve, fragrance by

Liz Claiborne Anne Elisabeth Jane Claiborne (March 31, 1929 – June 26, 2007) was an American fashion designer and businesswoman. Her success was built upon stylish yet affordable apparel for career women featuring colorfully tailored separates that cou ...

* BlackBerry Curve, a series of phones from Research in Motion * Curves International, an international fitness franchise

Other uses

Bézier curve A Bézier curve ( , ) is a parametric equation, parametric curve used in computer graphics and related fields. A set of discrete "control points" defines a smooth, continuous curve by means of a formula. Usually the curve is intended to approxima ...

, a type of parametric curve used in computer graphics and related fields *

Curve (tonality) In image editing, a curve is a remapping of image tonality, specified as a function from input level to output level, used as a way to emphasize colours or other elements in a picture. Curves can usually be applied to all channels together in a ...

, a software technique for image manipulation * Curveball, a baseball pitch often called simply a "curve" *

Female body shape Female body shape or female figure is the cumulative product of a woman's bone structure along with the distribution of muscle and fat on the body. Female figures are typically narrower at the waist than at the bust and hips. The bust, waist ...

or curves *

French curve A French curve is a template usually made from metal, wood or plastic Plastics are a wide range of synthetic polymers, synthetic or Semisynthesis, semisynthetic materials composed primarily of Polymer, polymers. Their defining characterist ...

, a template made out of plastic, metal or wood used to draw smooth curves * Grading curve, a system of grading students *

Yield curve In finance, the yield curve is a graph which depicts how the Yield to maturity, yields on debt instruments – such as bonds – vary as a function of their years remaining to Maturity (finance), maturity. Typically, the graph's horizontal ...