| 释义 |
Reverse curve
| (Railways) | a curve like the letter S, formed of two curves bending in opposite directions. |
See also: Reverse
reverse curve
reverse curve[ri′vərs ′kərv] (mathematics) An S-shaped curve, that is, one having two arcs with their centers on opposite sides of the curve. Also known as S curve. reverse curve
re·verse curvein dentistry, a curve of occlusion that is convex on the upward face. Synonym(s): anti-Monson curveMonson, George S., U.S. dentist, 1869-1933. anti-Monson curve - in dentistry, a curve of occlusion which is convex upward. Synonym(s): reverse curveMonson curve - the curve of occlusion in which each cusp and incisal edge touches or conforms to a segment of the surface of a sphere 8 inches in diameter, with its center in the region of the glabella.re·verse curve (rĕ-vĕrs kŭrv) Denotes an occlusion, in which, when viewed in the sagittal plane, the mandibular cusp tips and incisal edges form a convex curve. ThesaurusSeecurve |