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Bend

noun/kɐnˈɑːnɪkəlˌaɪzᵻz/
Definition
a circular segment of a curve
movement that causes the formation of a curve
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kɐnˈɑːnɪkəlˌaɪzᵻz/
🇬🇧British English
/ˈaspaɪd/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ˈaspaɪd/
1 syllable Say it as /kɐnˈɑːnɪkəlˌaɪzᵻz/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna circular segment of a curve
“a bend in the road”
nounmovement that causes the formation of a curve
nouncurved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
nounan angular or rounded shape made by folding
“a fold in the napkin”
nouna town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range
noundiagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left
verbform a curve
“The stick does not bend”
verbchange direction
“The road bends”
verbcause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
“bend the rod”
verbbend one's back forward from the waist on down
“he crouched down”
verbturn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
verbbend a joint
“flex your wrists”
Word Forms
bendverbchange direction
crookverbbend or cause to bend
curvyadjectivehaving curves
curveyadjectivehaving curves
curveverbform a curl, curve, or kink
foldverbbend or lay so that one part covers the other
plicateverbfold into pleats,
flexverbform a curve
crimpverbmake ridges into by pinching together
bendableadjectivecapable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
bendernouna tool for bending
bendnouna circular segment of a curve
flexurenounact of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased
flexibleadjectiveable to flex; able to bend easily
deformationnounalteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
crouchnounthe act of bending low with the limbs close to the body
stoopnounan inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward
stoopernouna person who carries himself or herself with the head and shoulders habitually bent forward
bownounbending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
deflexionnouna turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
deflectionnouna turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
deflectornouna device intended to turn aside the flow of something (water or air or smoke etc)
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
biegen
ein Kreissegment einer Kurve
🇫🇷French
plier
un segment circulaire d'une courbe
🇪🇸Spanish
doblar
un segmento circular de una curva
🇮🇹Italian
curva
un segmento circolare di una curva
🇳🇱Dutch
kromming
een cirkelvormig segment van een curve
🇵🇹Portuguese
dobrar
um segmento circular de uma curva
🇷🇺Russian
сгибать
круговой сегмент кривой
India
🇮🇳Hindi
झुकना
वक्र का एक वृत्ताकार खंड
🇧🇩Bengali
বাঁক
একটি বক্ররেখার একটি বৃত্তাকার অংশ
🇮🇳Tamil
வளைவு
ஒரு வளைவின் வட்டப் பகுதி
🇮🇳Telugu
వంచు
వక్రరేఖ యొక్క వృత్తాకార భాగం
🇮🇳Marathi
वाकणे
वक्र चा एक गोलाकार विभाग
🇮🇳Gujarati
વાળવું
વળાંકનો ગોળાકાર ભાગ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಬಾಗಿ
ವಕ್ರರೇಖೆಯ ವೃತ್ತಾಕಾರದ ಭಾಗ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വളയുക
ഒരു വളവിൻ്റെ വൃത്താകൃതിയിലുള്ള ഭാഗം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਮੋੜ
ਇੱਕ ਕਰਵ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਗੋਲਾਕਾਰ ਖੰਡ
🇵🇰Urdu
جھکنا
وکر کا ایک سرکلر حصہ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
弯曲
曲线的圆弧段
🇯🇵Japanese
曲げる
曲線の円形セグメント
🇰🇷Korean
만곡부
곡선의 원형 부분
🇻🇳Vietnamese
uốn cong
một đoạn tròn của đường cong
🇹🇭Thai
โค้งงอ
ส่วนที่เป็นวงกลมของเส้นโค้ง
🇮🇩Indonesian
membengkokkan
segmen lingkaran pada suatu kurva
🇵🇭Filipino
yumuko
isang pabilog na bahagi ng isang kurba
🇲🇾Malay
bengkok
segmen bulat lengkung
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
يلوي
قطعة دائرية من المنحنى
🇮🇷Persian
خم شدن
یک بخش دایره ای از یک منحنی
🇹🇷Turkish
bükülmek
bir eğrinin dairesel bir parçası
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְכּוֹפֵף
קטע עגול של עקומה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'bend'?
The primary meaning of 'bend' is 'a circular segment of a curve'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'bend' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'bend' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'bend' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'bend' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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