English to English
curvature
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noun (n)
- (medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal(noun.state)Example:
Curvature of the spine.
source: wordnet30 - the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve(noun.attribute)source: wordnet30
- the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface(noun.attribute)source: wordnet30
- 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.(noun)source: webster1913