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Curved like a bow
Answer for the clue "Curved like a bow ", 7 letters:
arcuate
Word definitions for arcuate in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. curved into the shape of a bow
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. forming or resembling an arch; "an arched ceiling" [syn: arced , arched , arching , arciform , bowed ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Arcuate (Latin for "curved") can refer to: Arcuate delta, a type of river delta Arcuate fasciculus Arcuate line (disambiguation) Arcuate artery (disambiguation) , several arteries Arcuate nucleus Arcuate nucleus (medulla) Internal arcuate fibers of the ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"bent like a bow," 1620s, from Latin arcuatus "bow-like, arched," past participle of arcuare "to bend like a bow," from arcus "bow" (see arc (n.)).
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Arcuate \Arc"u*ate\, Arcuated \Arc"u*a`ted\(#), a. [L. arcuatus, p. p. of arcuare to shape like a bow, fr. arcus. See Arc .] Bent or curved in the form of a bow. ``Arcuate stalks.'' --Gray.
Usage examples of arcuate.
He probed further and was astonished to discover an anterior extension of the arcuate fasciculum to a well-developed patch of the cortex for which no specific function was known.
Col tintinnio risonante di uno specchio d'acqua ghiacciato, scissa da crepe arcuate, la vetrata cadde in un'esplosione di pioggia e di schegge, mentre all'esterno cupe nubi temporalesche solcavano un cielo incollerito.
Where might you find the pons, the arcuate fasciculus, Wernicke's area and the fissure of Rolando?