arcuate
Bent like bows
Arcuate means curved like an arc or bow.
The term appears primarily in technical and scientific contexts—anatomy, geology, architecture—to describe structures with a curved shape: the arcuate artery of the kidney, an arcuate delta.
Outside specialized writing, curved or arched serves the same purpose.
Smoothly bent, not angular
- bowedCurved or bent over
- bentCurved; also dishonest
- crescentCurved sickle-like arc
- semicircularForming half a circle
convex · concave · cambered · vaulted · lunate · hooked · sweeping · curvilinear
Secure storage chamber
- domeRounded vault forming roof
- keystoneArch's central locking stone
- cupolaSmall rooftop dome
- apseVaulted church recess
flying buttress · rotunda · colonnade · portico · lintel · springer · soffit · abutment
Curved like a bow
- bow-shapedCurved in symmetric arc
- sigmoidCurving in two directions
- cardioidHeart-shaped geometric curve
- deltoidShoulder's main muscle
cochlear · fusiform · lanceolate · cordate · oblong · spatulate · ovate
Arrangement of veins
- pinnateHaving paired lateral parts
- palmateHaving radiating lobes
- leaf veinPlant tissue conduit
- midribCentral vein of foliage
petiole · lamina · frond · leaflet · stipule · areole · reticulate · dichotomous
Subthalamic regulatory brain region
- kidneyBlood-filtering organ
- uterusFemale reproductive organ
- footLeg's lowest part
- brow ridgeBone prominence above eyes
curved
Smoothly bent, not angular
semicircular · convex · concave · cambered · vaulted · lunate · hooked · sweeping · curvilinear · parabolic
vault
Secure storage chamber
apse · flying buttress · rotunda · colonnade · portico · lintel · springer · soffit · abutment · spandrel
arciform
Curved like a bow
- bow-shapedCurved in symmetric arc
- sigmoidCurving in two directions
- cardioidHeart-shaped geometric curve
deltoid · cochlear · fusiform · lanceolate · cordate · oblong · spatulate · ovate
venation
Arrangement of veins
midrib · petiole · lamina · frond · leaflet · stipule · areole · reticulate · dichotomous · coiled
hypothalamus
Subthalamic regulatory brain region
brow ridge · pubis · popliteal