French curve

noun

A drafting template having edges of various curvatures, used for drawing smoothly-curved lines.

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Meanings

nounFrench curve (plural French curves)

plural French curves

  1. A drafting template having edges of various curvatures, used for drawing smoothly-curved lines.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 云尺
  • 云尺 (yúnchǐ)drafting template
Czech křivítko
  • křivítkodrafting template
Finnish kaariviivain
  • kaariviivaindrafting template
French pistolet, perroquet
  • pistoletdrafting template
  • perroquetdrafting template
German Kurvenlineal
  • Kurvenlinealdrafting template
Italian curvilineo, curvilinee
  • curvilineodrafting template
  • curvilineedrafting template
Polish krzywik
  • krzywikdrafting template
Romanian florar
  • florardrafting template
Russian лека́ло
  • лека́ло (lekálo)drafting template
Slovak krividlo
  • krividlodrafting template
Tagalog kiluang galod
  • kiluang galoddrafting template
Cite this entry
APA

French curve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/French%20curve

MLA

“French curve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/French%20curve. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “French curve,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/French%20curve.

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