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1. (n.) curvature
the act of curving or the state of being curved.
2. curvature
a curved condition, often abnormal:
curvature of the spine.
3. curvature
the degree of curving of a line or surface.
4. curvature
Geom.
5. curvature
(at a point on a curve) the derivative of the inclination of the tangent with respect to arc length.
6. curvature
the absolute value of this derivative.
7. curvature
something curved.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME < L curvātūra=curvāt(us), ptp. of curvāre to bend, curve+-ūra -ure)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) curvature
(medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal
"curvature of the spine"
2. (noun) curvature
the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve
3. (noun) curvature, curve
the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
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1. (noun) Curvature
the act of curving, or the state of being bent or curved; a curving or bending, normal or abnormal, as of a line or surface from a rectilinear direction; a bend; a curve
2. (noun) Curvature
the amount of degree of bending of a mathematical curve, or the tendency at any point to depart from a tangent drawn to the curve at that point
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Sense: the condition or extent of being curved
the curvature of the earth.
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 Afrikaans: boog |
 Arabic: إنْـحِـناء |
 Bulgarian: кривина |
 Brazilian: curvatura |
 Czech: zakřivení |
 German: die Krümmung |
 Danish: krumning; kurve |
 Greek: καμπυλότητα |
 Spanish: curvatura |
 Estonian: kumerus |
 Farsi: انحنا؛ خمیدگی |
 Finnish: kaareutuminen |
 French: courbure |
 Hebrew: עִיקוּם |
 Hindi: टेढ़ापन |
 Croatian: zavojitost |
 Hungarian: görbület |
 Indonesian: lengkungan |
 Icelandic: boglína |
 Italian: curvatura |
 Japanese: 湾曲 |
 Korean: 만곡 |
 Lithuanian: išlinkimas, iškrypimas |
 Latvian: izliekums |
 Malay: kelengkungan |
 Dutch: kromming |
 Norwegian: krumning |
 Polish: krzywizna |
 Persian: انحنا؛ خمیدگی |
 Pashto: انحناء |
 Portuguese: curvatura |
 Romanian: curbură |
 Russian: кривизна |
 Slovak: zakrivenie |
 Slovenian: ukrivljenost |
 Serbian: iskrivljenost |
 Swedish: krökning, kurva, bågform |
 Thai: ความโค้ง |
 Turkish: eğrilik |
 Taiwanese: 彎曲 |
 Ukrainian: кривизна; вигин |
 Urdu: خميدگی |
 Vietnamese: độ cong |
 Chinese: 弯曲 |
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