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arcuate
adjective
[ ˈɑːkjʊət ]
• shaped like a bow; curved.
• "the arcuate sweep of the chain of islands"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin arcuatus, past participle of arcuare ‘to curve’, from arcus ‘bow, curve’.