curvature
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və noun
1.
the act of curving or the state of being curved.
2.
a curved condition, often abnormal: curvature of the spine.
3.
the degree of curving of a line or surface.
4.
Geometry.
a.
(at a point on a curve) the derivative of the inclination of the tangent with respect to arc length.
b.
the absolute value of this derivative.
5.
something curved.
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| —n | |
| 1. | something curved or a curved part of a thing |
| 2. | any normal or abnormal curving of a bodily part: curvature of the spine |
| 3. | geometry radius of curvature See also centre of curvature the change in inclination of a tangent to a curve over unit length of arc. For a circle or sphere it is the reciprocal of the radius |
| 4. | the act of curving or the state or degree of being curved or bent |
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Word Origin & History
curvature
1660s, from L. curvatura "bending," from curvare "to bend" (see curve). In non-Euclidian geometry, from 1873
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Medical Dictionary
curvature cur·va·ture (kûr'və-ch&oobreve;r', -chər)
n.
A curving or bending, especially an abnormal one.
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Example sentences
Yes, you'll see curvature, but you're not seeing the whole thing.
He got toward the base of the face, still well above the bottom, and rounded out of the drop as the surface curvature allowed.
By tweaking the features of the model fish, they could estimate how body curvature affected range.
As the result the time-space curvature can be explained in terms of probability distribution of bosons and fermions.
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