Definition of arcuate Arcuate

ar•cu•ate

We found 5 definitions of arcuate from 5 different sources.

What does arcuate mean?

Adjective
arcuate - forming or resembling an arch; "an arched ceiling"
		arced, arched, arching, arciform, bowed
		curved, curving having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend; "the curved tusks of a walrus"; "his curved lips suggested a smile but his eyes were hard"
		architecture the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect

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arcuate
är′kū-āt, Arcuated, är′kū-āt-ed, adj. bent in the form of a bow.—n. Arcuā′tion. [L. arcuatus, pa.p. of arcu-āre, to bend like a bow—arcus, a bow.]