Arcuate Meaning
/ˈɑːrkjuɪt/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjcurved into the shape of a bow.
Sentence Examples
The arcuate shape of the bridge was aesthetically pleasing.
The arcuate lines of the sculpture were distinctive.
The leaves of this plant have a distinct arcuate vein pattern.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ shape of the rainbow curved gracefully across the dark sky.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The geologist studied the ____ pattern of the rocks along the coast.
Word Origin & History
From Latin arcuātus.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The cause of the confusion in sounds, and the inconfusion in species visible, is, for that the sight worketh in right lines, and so there can be no coincidence in the eye; but sounds that move in oblique and arcuate lines, must needs encounter and disturb the one the other."
— 1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ shape of the rainbow curved gracefully across the dark sky.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The geologist studied the ____ pattern of the rocks along the coast.