Meaning of reverse curve | Babel Free

Definitions

A curve to the left or right which immediately curves in the opposite direction, and which is basically S-shaped.

Examples

“One driver told him that a fireman who did not know⟳ the route might easily go "over the side" between Corby and Harringworth, unless warned beforehand of the reverse curves; he himself, in his firing days, used to try⟳ so to plan⟳ his firing that it was unnecessary to add⟳ any more coal while passing over this stretch⟳ at speed⟳.”

“Chambers's Technical Dictionary defines a reverse curve as "a curve composed of two arcs, of the same or different radii, with their centres on opposite sides of the curve." In other words, a reverse curve is an "S" curve.”

“Some slight alterations in alignment were necessary to provide⟳ the pier line and the station is approached by severe reverse curves in both directions.”

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