arcuate
adjective
ar·cu·ate
ˈär-kyə-wət 
-ˌwāt
: curved like a bow
an arcuate cloud
arcuately
adverb
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The All Over Print Tote combines denim and flour sack canvas with exterior arcuate detailing.
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Early neuroscience on smartphone use showed the brain’s arcuate nucleus area activates whenever our phones ping or ring us.
—Kyra Bobinet, Md, Mph, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
Most of them lie along the long, arcuate chain along the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands, stretching far into the Pacific Ocean.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 8 Sep. 2019
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
Early neuroscience on smartphone use showed the brain’s arcuate nucleus area activates whenever our phones ping or ring us.
—Kyra Bobinet, Md, Mph, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
Most of them lie along the long, arcuate chain along the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands, stretching far into the Pacific Ocean.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 8 Sep. 2019
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“Arcuate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arcuate. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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arcuate
adjective
ar·cu·ate
ˈär-kyə-wət
-ˌwāt
-ˌwāt
: curved like a bow
arcuate fibers in the brain
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