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prep.phr. (context idiomatic English) With above average innovative performance or quality, especially a trailblazer developing advances before competitors.
Usage examples of "above the curve".
But Alden's perspective had altered, sitting high above the curve of a strong truck fender.
As Gregg rose above the curve of the hull, Tancred fired at the jungle behind him.
The sky darkened and the view grew more unbelievable -- distant Nanda Devi in the southwest, Helgafell in the even more distant southeast, and Harney Peak far beyond the Shivling all coming into sight above the curve of the planet.
He carved a straight line above the curve, grazing it at one point.
Lamia rose above the curve of Hyperion's planetary limb, seeing the rudimentary channels of microwaved dataflow and tightbeamed commlink that passed for an embryonic datasphere there.
The three X-wings and the yacht rose above the curve of Morishim's horizon.
It was splintered into dozens of sawtoothed peaks, as if a range of mountains was rising above the curve of the planet.
She bent her head, her hair not moving from her neck, plastered there by blood from a cut just above the curve of her ear.
Always, above the curve of the eastern horizon, new lights appeared, the blinkans and the constellations and the lone, blue giant stars.
Enveloping the squat outline of the Shuttle were wavy lines representing atmosphere, above the curve of the Eart h's surface.
Enveloping the squat outline of the Shuttle were wavy lines representing atmosphere, above the curve of the Earth's surface.
A terrific gale was blowing and caught us directly in our faces as we turned the bend and lost the cover of the lee share above the curve, and paddling ahead was impossible.
It was built on the east bank of the river, a little above the curve which gave the name to Oxbow Village.
She looked up at the trace of white light from its head, above the curve of its upper torso and shoulders.