arcuate

ar·cu·ate  (ärky-t, -t) also ar·cu·at·ed (-td)

adj.

Having the form of a bow; curved.

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[Latin arcutus, past participle of arcure, to bend like a bow, from arcus, bow.]

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arcu·ate·ly adv.

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arcuate [ˈɑːkjuːɪt -ˌeɪt]

adj

shaped or bent like an arc or bow arcuate leaves arcuate fibres of the cerebrum Also arcuated

[from Latin arcuāre, from arcus arc]

arcuately  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

arcuate - forming or resembling an arch; "an arched ceiling" arced, arching, arciform, bowed, arched architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use" 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"