curl
- noun
- /kɜrl/
- Specialized
- Third graders under these two treatments improved their curl-up scores significantly more than their counterparts in the control group.
Examples
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The mile run time had a significant correlation to the curl-up and pull-up tests.
Academic text (1997) -
Once participants completed the four stations, the researchers had the entire class perform the curl-up test, push-up test, and PACER.
Academic text (2012) -
Then the symbol for the curl is del cross E.
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That's is to find an A such that curl of A is equal to B.
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DB by DT is equal to the curl of the electric field.
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Using the curl-up data pretest scores, the four classes were compared for initial differences.
Academic text (1991) -
Eric Wood's hustle and off-season bicep curls kept Jackson's second fumble from Patriot hands.
Blog text (25) -
The command to download files using curl is simple and efficient for web developers.
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You can use curl to make requests to APIs and retrieve data in various formats.
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Understanding how to use curl in the command line can greatly improve your workflow in data transfer.
Compounds
- Specialized
An exercise that bends the knee to lift the lower leg toward the buttocks and work the hamstrings
Surface Forms
Etymology
Curl (the computer program) got its name as a short form of 'client for' plus URL, so the name points to working with web addresses. That is a useful memory: curl reaches into a URL to fetch or send data, which is what the tool does.