curve

Japanese: カーブ

〘noun〙 (curve)① A curved line. ※Meiroku Zasshi, issue 23 (1874), Inland Travels, Nishi Amane, "I drew a single curved line." ② (━suru) To bend. Also, a curved part of a road, etc. ※Yoake to Ume no Hana (Late Night and Plum Blossoms), Ibuse Masuji, "The train suddenly curved." ③ In baseball, when a pitcher's pitch curves in the opposite direction to the pitcher's dominant arm. Also, the ball. When a ball curves and falls with a large drop, it is sometimes called a drop. A curved ball. [Shinshiki Baseball (1898)]

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (curve)① 曲線。※明六雑誌‐二三号（1874）内地旅行〈西周〉「一つの曲線(カーブ)を引いたことは」② (━する) 曲がること。また、道などの曲がっている所。※夜ふけと梅の花（1925）〈井伏鱒二〉「電車が急にカアブして」③ 野球で、投手の投球が投手の利き腕の逆の方向に曲がること。また、その球。曲がりながら大きい落差で落ちる場合をドロップということがある。曲球。〔新式ベースボール（1898）〕

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