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Curved vs Bowed - What's the difference?

curved | bowed | Related terms |

Bowed is a antonym of curved.



As adjectives the difference between curved and bowed

is that curved is having a curve or curves while bowed is having a bow, e.g. a bowed instrument is played with a bow.

As verbs the difference between curved and bowed

is that curved is past tense of curve while bowed is past tense of bow.

curved

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having a curve or curves.

    • Antonyms

    * straight

    Synonyms

    * (having a curve) ** (for two-dimensional shapes) bent, hooked ** (for three-dimensional shapes) rounded * (having curves) curvy, sinuous, tortuous, wavy

    Verb

    (head)
  • (curve)

    • bowed

    English

    Pronunciation 1

    * *

    Verb

    (head)
  • (bow)

    • Pronunciation 2

    * *

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Having a bow, e.g. a bowed instrument is played with a bow