Definition
A variant spelling of curvet; a horse's curved leap or a curved vessel used in chemistry or medicine.
Etymology
From French 'courbette,' a variant of 'courbet.' This spelling appears in older texts and sometimes refers to a small curved container in scientific contexts.
Kelly Says
In chemistry labs, a 'curvette' (also spelled 'cuvette') is a tiny clear container used in spectrophotometers to measure how light passes through liquids—same root, completely different application!
Translations
CACatalà
curvette
kur-vet
CSČeština
curvette
kur-vet
DEDeutsch
Curvette
kur-vet
ELΕλληνικά
curvette
kur-vet
ESEspañol
curvette
kur-ve-t
FRFrançais
curvette
kur-vet
HUMagyar
curvette
kur-vet
IDBahasa Indonesia
curvette
kur-vet
ITItaliano
curvette
kur-vet-te
MSBahasa Melayu
curvette
kur-vet
MYမြန်မာ
curvette
kur-vet
NLNederlands
curvette
kur-vet
PLPolski
curvette
kur-vet
PTPortuguês
curvette
kur-ve-t
RORomână
curvette
kur-vet
RUРусский
курветта
kur-vet-ta
SVSvenska
curvette
kur-vet
SWKiswahili
curvette
kur-vet
TEతెలుగు
curvette
kur-vet
TRTürkçe
curvette
kur-vet
UKУкраїнська
curvette
kur-vet
VITiếng Việt
curvette
kur-vet