curvings
Paths that bend
Curvings are instances or acts of bending, arching, or moving in curved paths.
The word appears rarely, since curve itself serves as both noun and verb: the curvings of the river through the valley, the gentle curvings of her handwriting.
Most contexts prefer curves or curving.
Mathematical curve formula
- arcCurved line segment
- ellipseConic section curve
- parabolaSymmetrical open plane curve
- hyperbolaCurve with two branches
helix · cycloid · sine · conic · spline · geodesic · tangent · asymptote
Flowing ornamental design
- filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation
- swirlsCircular flowing movements
- whorlsSpiral arrangements around center
- flourishTo grow vigorously
scrollwork · volute · tracery · fretwork · embellishment · ornamentation · motif · rococo
Shaping by cutting away
- chiselEdged carving implement
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
- bas-reliefSculpture projecting slightly
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
relief · contour · modeling · shaping · woodcarving · whittling · incising · gouging
Rotational bends or turns
- turnsRotations or chances
- arcsCurved line segments
- loopsSelf-crossing curved shapes
- spiralsCurves circling a center
swerves · meanders · undulations · warpings · bowings · flexures · crooks · kinks
Gentle touches, swimming styles
- letterformsShapes of written characters
- swashesSplashing liquid movements
- ligaturesThreads for tying off
- serifsDecorative letter terminals
descenders · ascenders · loops · flourishes · penmanship · brushwork · scripts · cursive
bezier
Mathematical curve formula
hyperbola · helix · cycloid · sine · conic · spline · geodesic · tangent · asymptote · catenary
arabesque
Flowing ornamental design
- filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation
- swirlsCircular flowing movements
- whorlsSpiral arrangements around center
flourish · scrollwork · volute · tracery · fretwork · embellishment · ornamentation · motif · rococo · baroque
carving
Shaping by cutting away
- chiselEdged carving implement
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
- bas-reliefSculpture projecting slightly
clay · relief · contour · modeling · shaping · woodcarving · whittling · incising · gouging · fluting
twists
Rotational bends or turns
spirals · swerves · meanders · undulations · warpings · bowings · flexures · crooks · kinks · inflections
strokes
Gentle touches, swimming styles
- letterformsShapes of written characters
- swashesSplashing liquid movements
- ligaturesThreads for tying off
serifs · descenders · ascenders · loops · flourishes · penmanship · brushwork · scripts · cursive · terminals
curvingsstraight lines
Unbent one-dimensional figures
linearities · angularities · unbending · straight edges · flat lines