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The correct spelling is curl.
How to pronounce curl
IPA: /kəːl/
Say it like: Cur-l
The correct spelling is curl. A piece or lock of curling hair; a ringlet. For example: "The curl of the vector field \vec{F}(x,y,z) is the vector field \operatorname{curl}\,\vec{F} \equiv \vec{\nabla}\times\vec{F}=\left( \frac{\partial F_z}{\partial y} - \frac{\partial F_y}{\partial z}, \frac{\partial F_x}{\partial z} - \frac{\partial F_z}{\partial x}, \frac{\partial F_y}{\partial x} - \frac{\partial F_x}{\partial y} \right)."
Usage Examples
“The curl of the vector field \vec{F}(x,y,z) is the vector field \operatorname{curl}\,\vec{F} \equiv \vec{\nabla}\times\vec{F}=\left( \frac{\partial F_z}{\partial y} - \frac{\partial F_y}{\partial z}, \frac{\partial F_x}{\partial z} - \frac{\partial F_z}{\partial x}, \frac{\partial F_y}{\partial x} - \frac{\partial F_x}{\partial y} \right).”
“The one-piece back is of a medium curl.”
“I curl at my local club every weekend.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A piece or lock of curling hair; a ringlet.
- 2.A curved stroke or shape.
- 3.A spin making the trajectory of an object curve.
- 4.Movement of a moving rock away from a straight line.
- 5.Any exercise performed by bending the arm, wrist, or leg on the exertion against resistance, especially those that train the biceps.
verb
- 1.To cause to move in a curve.
- 2.To make into a curl or spiral.
- 3.To assume the shape of a curl or spiral.
- 4.To move in curves.
- 5.To take part in the sport of curling.
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