curl

Definitions

• A piece or lock of curling hair; a ringlet.
• A curved stroke or shape.
• A spin making the trajectory of an object curve.
• (curling) Movement of a moving rock away from a straight line.
• (weightlifting) Any exercise performed by bending the arm, wrist, or leg on the exertion against resistance, especially those that train the biceps.
• (calculus) The vector field denoting the rotationality of a given vector field.
• (calculus) The vector operator, denoted , that generates this field.
• (agriculture) Any of various diseases of plants causing the leaves or shoots to curl up; often specifically the potato curl.
• (music) The contrasting light and dark figure seen in wood used for stringed instrument making; the flame.
• (American football) A pattern where the receiver appears to be running a fly pattern but after a set number of steps or yards quickly stops and turns around, looking for a pass.