(exp) to falsify a fact
(adj-i) remain firm
stick by one's principles
(n) (comp) spline curve
(n) (comp) spline surface
(n) Lorenz curve
(adv) though imperfect
somehow
somehow or other
(n) bending moment
(n) circumflex accent
(n) (comp) isoparametric curve
(v5r) to be equally excellent in workmanship though difficult in style
to be practically the same
(exp) after many twists and turns
after much trouble
(n) (math) (obsc) evolute curve
(n) Phillips curve
(n) (math) involute curve
(n) logistic curve
(n) trapeze artist
aerial artist
(exp) to have a perverse character
to have a twisted personality