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noun (wikipedia, Curl, Curl (mathematics))
  1. a piece or lock of curling hair; a ringlet
  2. a spin making the trajectory of an object curve
  3. (weightlifting): Any exercise performed by bending the arms or legs on the exertion, especially those that train the biceps.
  4. (curling) Movement of a moving rock away from a straight line
  5. (mathematics) Vector operator corresponding to the cross product of del and a given vectorial field.
verb 
  1. to cause to curve
  2. to make into a curl
  3. (calculus) A vector field denoting the rotation per unit area of a given vector field.
  4. To take part in curling
I at my local club every weekend.
Etymology: metathesis, Metathesis of crulle.


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