Defenition of the word curvature
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Defenition of the word curvature
- The amount of curving or bending of a line, figure, or body.
- the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve
- (medical) a curving or bending; often abnormal; "curvature of the spine"
- the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
- (medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal; "curvature of the spine"
- (medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal
Synonyms for the word curvature
Hyponyms for the word curvature
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- curliness
- straightness
- waviness
Hypernyms for the word curvature
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- condition
- configuration
- conformation
- contour
- derivative
- derived function
- differential
- differential coefficient
- first derivative
- form
- shape
- status
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