カーブ

also: カーヴ

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

カーブする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

General term for a curved shape or a bending road, path, or line. Also used as a suru-verb for curving or bending.

curveball

Baseball term for a pitch that curves. Also used figuratively for something unexpected.

〈場ば所しょ〉のカーブを切きるto steer through a curve (in a road, track, etc.)
運うん転てん手しゅはカーブを切きってスピードを落おとした。
The driver slowed down as he steered through the curve.
カーブを投なげるto throw a curveball
彼かれは決きめ球だまとしてカーブを投なげた。
He threw a curveball as his finishing pitch.
カーブにさしかかるto come to/approach a curve
山やま道みちのカーブにさしかかったので、速そく度どを落おとした。
As we approached the curve on the mountain road, I slowed down.
カーブが決きまるfor a curveball to break perfectly / be right on target
今日きょうのカーブはよく決きまっていた。
His curveball was really on point today.
カーブを曲まがるto go around a curve
急きゅうなカーブを曲まがるときは注ちゅう意いが必ひつ要ようだ。
You need to be careful when going around a sharp curve.

曲きょく線せんN2sense 1
曲線 is a more technical or formal term for a curved line, often used in mathematics or design, while カーブ is a common loanword for everyday curves and bends.
曲まがり角かどN1sense 1
曲がり角 refers to the specific corner where a road turns, while カーブ describes the curved stretch of road itself.
曲まがり
カーブ is the borrowed word for a smooth, sweeping curve (as in a road or ball's path), while 曲がり is the native term for a bend that can be gentle or sharp, physical or abstract.
急きゅうカーブN2
カーブ is the general word for a curve or bend, while 急カーブ specifically stresses that the curve is sharp or sudden.

直ちょく線せんN2sense 1
直線 means a straight line, the direct opposite of a カーブ, which is a curved or bending line.
ストレート sense 2
In baseball, ストレート is a straight fastball, the opposite of a カーブ, which is a pitch that bends.

スライダー
スライダー and カーブ are both breaking baseball pitches that learners often mix up, but スライダー breaks sharply and laterally while カーブ has a slower, looping downward break.

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カーブUsage96%
Standard katakana spelling for this loanword.
カーヴUsage4%
search-only kana form
Search-only variant spelling; not commonly used in modern writing.

Loanword from English 'curve'.