A curved banner with a bird.

Bird Banner

A curved banner with a bird.

The word convex means curving out or bulging outward.

Convex

The word convex means curving out or bulging outward.

Illustration of blueprint used by highway engineers to widen the pavement on the inside of the curve of a road.

Curve in Pavement of Road

Illustration of blueprint used by highway engineers to widen the pavement on the inside of the curve…

Illustration of a projection of a curved line.

Projection of a Curved Line

Illustration of a projection of a curved line.

"Curved faces of the hexoctahedron are frequently observed." — Ford, 1912

Diamond

"Curved faces of the hexoctahedron are frequently observed." — Ford, 1912

"Gules, a dolphin naiant embowed or. EMBOWED. Any thing bent or curved, like a bow." -Hall, 1862

Dolphin Embowed

"Gules, a dolphin naiant embowed or. EMBOWED. Any thing bent or curved, like a bow." -Hall, 1862

A floral banner with a bird.

Floral Banner

A floral banner with a bird.

"If the object a be placed obliquely before the convex mirror, then the converging rays from its two extremities falling obliquely on its surface, would they prolonged through the mirror, meet at the point c, behind it. But instead of being thus continued, they are thrown back by the mirror in less convergent lines, which meet the eye at e, it being, as we have seen, one of the properties of this mirror, to reflect converging rays less convergent than before." -Comstock 1850

Curved Image

"If the object a be placed obliquely before the convex mirror, then the converging rays from its two…

These fire irons are curved in shape. They are used to tend a fire in a fireplace.

Fire Irons

These fire irons are curved in shape. They are used to tend a fire in a fireplace.

Illustration of an irregular figure. To find area, divide round curved portions in small steps with dividers ; add in any straight pieces. "Divide into narrow strips; measure their mid-ordinates. Then - Area = aver. mid-ordinate X length.

Area Of Irregular Figures

Illustration of an irregular figure. To find area, divide round curved portions in small steps with…

"A lens is a transparent body the two refracting surfaces of which are curved, or one of which is curved and the other plane.(1) Double convex(2) Plano convex(3) Meniscus(4)Double concave(5) Plano concave(6) Concavo concave." -Avery 1895

Lens

"A lens is a transparent body the two refracting surfaces of which are curved, or one of which is curved…

Curved line

Curved Line

Curved line

The modern pattern has curved lines.

Modern Pattern

The modern pattern has curved lines.

Scaphites equalis is a species of extinct cephalopods that thrived during the Cretaceous period. "A genus of ammonites, or fossil ammonoid cephalopods of scaphoid shape, typical of the family <i>Scaphitidae</i>; the scaphites. The have the early walls regularly involute, but the last whorl detached, and straight for some distance, when it becomes again recurved toward the body." &mdash;Whitney, 1889

Scaphites equalis, Extinct Cephalopod Fossil

Scaphites equalis is a species of extinct cephalopods that thrived during the Cretaceous period. "A…

"Grolier scroll, the flowing curved lines that surround and interlace the geometrical framework of a design for a book-cover in the style of Grolier." -Whitney, 1911

Grolier Scroll

"Grolier scroll, the flowing curved lines that surround and interlace the geometrical framework of a…

The paper hanger's seam roller is a small tool that has a revolving roller which could be flat, curved, or beveled surface. It is used to roll over the seams of wallpaper and borders for a flat join.

Paperhanger's Seam Roller

The paper hanger's seam roller is a small tool that has a revolving roller which could be flat, curved,…

The paper hanger's seam roller is a small tool that has a revolving roller which could be flat, curved, or beveled surface. It is used to roll over the seams of wallpaper and borders for a flat join.

Paperhanger's Seam Roller

The paper hanger's seam roller is a small tool that has a revolving roller which could be flat, curved,…

The paper hanger's seam roller is a small tool that has a revolving roller which could be flat, curved, or beveled surface. It is used to roll over the seams of wallpaper and borders for a flat join.

Paperhanger's Seam Roller

The paper hanger's seam roller is a small tool that has a revolving roller which could be flat, curved,…

The paper hanger's seam roller is a small tool that has a revolving roller which could be flat, curved, or beveled surface. It is used to roll over the seams of wallpaper and borders for a flat join.

Paperhanger's Seam Roller

The paper hanger's seam roller is a small tool that has a revolving roller which could be flat, curved,…

The paper hanger's seam roller is a small tool that has a revolving roller, which is used to roll over the seams of wallpaper and borders for a flat join. It can have a flat, curved, or beveled surface.

Paperhanger's Seam Rollers

The paper hanger's seam roller is a small tool that has a revolving roller, which is used to roll over…

The paper hanger's seam roller is a small tool that has a revolving roller, which is used to roll over the seams of wallpaper and borders for a flat join. It can have a flat, curved, or beveled surface.

Paperhanger's Seam Rollers

The paper hanger's seam roller is a small tool that has a revolving roller, which is used to roll over…

The paper hanger's seam roller is a small tool that has a revolving roller, which is used to roll over the seams of wallpaper and borders for a flat join. It can have a flat, curved, or beveled surface.

Paperhanger's Seam Rollers

The paper hanger's seam roller is a small tool that has a revolving roller, which is used to roll over…

The paper hanger's seam roller is a small tool that has a revolving roller, which is used to roll over the seams of wallpaper and borders for a flat join. It can have a flat, curved, or beveled surface.

Paperhanger's Seam Rollers

The paper hanger's seam roller is a small tool that has a revolving roller, which is used to roll over…

"In printing, an iron hammer with a split curved claw at the end which serves for a handle. The claw is used as a pry for lifting forms from the bed of a press." —Whitney, 1889

Sheep's Foot Tool

"In printing, an iron hammer with a split curved claw at the end which serves for a handle. The claw…

Illustration of silo to show a curved surface

Curved Surface

Illustration of silo to show a curved surface

The Modern Renaissance style table has legs that are prismatic, turned or sometimes curved. They either stand upright or slope outwards.

Modern Renaissance Style Table

The Modern Renaissance style table has legs that are prismatic, turned or sometimes curved. They either…

A woman in a stream next to a banner.

Woman Banner

A woman in a stream next to a banner.