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curvature
[ kur-vuh-cher, -choor ]
/ ˈkɜr və tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər /
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noun
the act of curving or the state of being curved.
a curved condition, often abnormal: curvature of the spine.
the degree of curving of a line or surface.
Geometry.
- (at a point on a curve) the derivative of the inclination of the tangent with respect to arc length.
- the absolute value of this derivative.
something curved.
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British Dictionary definitions for curvature
curvature
/ (ˈkɜːvətʃə) /
noun
something curved or a curved part of a thing
any normal or abnormal curving of a bodily partcurvature of the spine
geometry 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 radiusSee also radius of curvature, centre of curvature
the act of curving or the state or degree of being curved or bent
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