kōpiko
1. (verb) to go alternatively in opposite directions, go back and forth, meander, wander, ramble.
Ko ngā tāngata haere kai te kōpiko noa mai ki Whanganui, hoki atu, hoki mai (TWM 1/3/1867:5). / The people travelling go backwards and forwards to Whanganui.
Synonyms: hāereere, kōpikopiko, whakatīhake, kaipaoe, murakehu, ātiutiu, ngau, whakatīhohe, kaipāwe
2. (modifier) winding.
He ara kōpiko e piki ake ana ki te tihi o te puke. / A winding path climbs to the top of the hill.
3. (modifier) curved, curvilinear.
He āhua ahu-toru te rango, he porowhita te āhua kei ia pito, ā, he mata kōpiko e hono ana i ēnei porowhita e rua (RTA 2014:146). / The cylinder is a three-dimensional shape, circular at each end and a curved surface joins these two circular ends.
4. (noun) curve.
Kāore te kōpiko i torotika. Ka pā tēnei āhuatanga ki te rārangi, ki te mata anō hoki (TRP 2010:156). / A curve is a line or a surface which is not straight (TRP 2010:156).
