center of curvature
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of center of curvature
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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The direction of a centripetal force is toward the center of curvature, the same as the direction of centripetal acceleration.
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Figure 6.8 The directions of the velocity of an object at two different points are shown, and the change in velocity Δv is seen to point directly toward the center of curvature.
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Centripetal force Fc is always perpendicular to the path and pointing to the center of curvature, because ac is perpendicular to the velocity and pointing to the center of curvature.
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The direction of centripetal acceleration is toward the center of curvature, but what is its magnitude?
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To run round a curve, the axis of each must, if continued, pass through the center of curvature of the curve.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 by Various
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