different between curved vs gooseneck

English

curved (comparative more curved, superlative most curved)

(having a curve):
- (for two-dimensional shapes): bent, hooked
- (for three-dimensional shapes): rounded
(having curves): curvy, sinuous, tortuous, wavy

curved

goose +? neck

gooseneck (plural goosenecks)

(often attributive) Anything with a slender curved shape, resembling the neck of a goose, such as the shaft of some lamps.
- 1961, James S. Holton, Sound Language Teaching: The State of the Art Today (page 77)
  The gooseneck microphone. Mounted to the desk or to the side wall of the booth, the gooseneck offers a limited degree of flexibility for height and depth adjustment of the microphone.
(nautical) The swivel connection on a sailboat located near the bottom of the mast that the boom attaches to. When a sailboat performs a tack or a jibe the gooseneck swings the boom from one side of the boat to the other.

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