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How to pronounce “curve”

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Pronunciation guide for curve

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of curve with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: The J Curvebook, The J Curve, um takes a look at
Definition summary: (obsolete) Bent without angles; crooked; curved.

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The J Curve

book, The J Curve, um takes a look at

[Adjective]
(obsolete) Bent without angles; crooked; curved.
[Noun]
A gentle bend, such as in a road.
A simple figure containing no straight portions and no angles; a curved line.
A grading system based on the scale of performance of a group used to normalize a right-skewed grade distribution (with more lower scores) into a bell curve, so that more can receive higher grades, regardless of their actual knowledge of the subject.
(analytic geometry) A continuous map from a one-dimensional space to a multidimensional space.
(geometry) A one-dimensional figure of non-zero length; the graph of a continuous map from a one-dimensional space.
(algebraic geometry) An algebraic curve; a polynomial relation of the planar coordinates.
(topology) A one-dimensional continuum.
(informal, usually in the plural) The attractive shape of a woman's body.
[Verb]
(transitive) To bend; to crook.
(transitive) To cause to swerve from a straight course.
(intransitive) To bend or turn gradually from a given direction.
(transitive) To grade on a curve (bell curve of a normal distribution).
(transitive, slang) To reject, to turn down romantic advances.