curvableadj.

Brit.

/ˈkəːvəbl/, U.S.

/ˈkərvəb(ə)l/

Forms: late Middle English curuable, 1800s– curvable, 1900s– curveable.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin curvabilis ; curve v., -able suffix.

Etymology: Originally < post-classical Latin curvabilis (5th cent. in Palladius: compare quot. ?1440) < classical Latin curvāre curve v. + -bilis -ble suffix; compare Middle French (rare) curvable (c1380) and later curve v. In later use re-formed < curve v. + -able suffix.

rare before 19th cent.

Capable of being curved or bent.

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the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [adjective]

tougha700

lithyc1000

softc1330

weak?a1366

plianta1382

persha1398

plyinga1398

lithec1400

supplec1400

plicable?a1425

curvable?1440

lethec1440

scretec1440

pliablec1475

bowable1483

bowing1483

waldinc1485

supple1513

flexible1548

limber1565

lither1565

bending1567

osier1577

wiry1588

buxom1590

withy1598

suppliable1599

renderingc1600

fluxible1607

winding1609

bendable1611

flippant1622

flexive1629

flexile1633

maniable1633

compliant1667

flectible1705

limp1706

yieldy1757

complying1774

limberly1782

willowy1791

switchy1810

wandy1825

twistable1853

bendsome1861

whippy1867

swack1868

bendy1873

tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) xii. l. 454 Ek elm & asshe ydried beth rigent, And while they beth vndried, so curuable [L. curuabiles], ffor shippis that they beth right profitable.

1855 Buffalo Med. Jrnl. 11 195 This arrangement..admits during blows and pressures on its [sc. the cornea] surface the necessary curvable elasticity.

1868 A. Helps Realmah I. vii. 169 Everything about the human body should be loose, flowing, soft, and curvable.

1906 Army & Navy Reg. 6 Jan. 28/2 Two thin steel ribbons easily curvable to an arch are fixed to the tubes of the horizontal iron bars.

1979 Sci. News 115 157/2 Einstein..brought curvable, malleable space into physics.

2016 P. Sander & S. Bobo 100 Best Stocks ii. 132 Bendable, curved, and curvable glass displays, allowing us to literally wear our devices.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	curvable
释义	curvableadj. Brit. /ˈkəːvəbl/, U.S. /ˈkərvəb(ə)l/ Forms: late Middle English curuable, 1800s– curvable, 1900s– curveable. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin curvabilis ; curve v., -able suffix. Etymology: Originally < post-classical Latin curvabilis (5th cent. in Palladius: compare quot. ?1440) < classical Latin curvāre curve v. + -bilis -ble suffix; compare Middle French (rare) curvable (c1380) and later curve v. In later use re-formed < curve v. + -able suffix. rare before 19th cent. Capable of being curved or bent. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [adjective] tougha700 lithyc1000 softc1330 weak?a1366 plianta1382 persha1398 plyinga1398 lithec1400 supplec1400 plicable?a1425 curvable?1440 lethec1440 scretec1440 pliablec1475 bowable1483 bowing1483 waldinc1485 supple1513 flexible1548 limber1565 lither1565 bending1567 osier1577 wiry1588 buxom1590 withy1598 suppliable1599 renderingc1600 fluxible1607 winding1609 bendable1611 flippant1622 flexive1629 flexile1633 maniable1633 compliant1667 flectible1705 limp1706 yieldy1757 complying1774 limberly1782 willowy1791 switchy1810 wandy1825 twistable1853 bendsome1861 whippy1867 swack1868 bendy1873 tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) xii. l. 454 Ek elm & asshe ydried beth rigent, And while they beth vndried, so curuable [L. curuabiles], ffor shippis that they beth right profitable. 1855 Buffalo Med. Jrnl. 11 195 This arrangement..admits during blows and pressures on its [sc. the cornea] surface the necessary curvable elasticity. 1868 A. Helps Realmah I. vii. 169 Everything about the human body should be loose, flowing, soft, and curvable. 1906 Army & Navy Reg. 6 Jan. 28/2 Two thin steel ribbons easily curvable to an arch are fixed to the tubes of the horizontal iron bars. 1979 Sci. News 115 157/2 Einstein..brought curvable, malleable space into physics. 2016 P. Sander & S. Bobo 100 Best Stocks ii. 132 Bendable, curved, and curvable glass displays, allowing us to literally wear our devices. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?1440
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