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Curvature Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ure

Curvature has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

(medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal

"curvature of the spine"

2

the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve

"The mathematician calculated the curvature at that specific vertex by measuring how rapidly the angle between the path and its instantaneous tangent was shifting."

3

the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface

"The curvature of the bridge's arch allows it to distribute weight evenly across its supports."

4

The shape of something curved.

"The curvature of the old bridge's arch made it look like a giant smile against the gray sky."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
condition derived function shape
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
curliness straightness
Rhyming Words
ure cure lure fure kure yure eure ture pure bure sure mure dure shure viure heure azure alure coure youre
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