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curvature

DEFINITIONS OF: curvature

1

n the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface

Synonyms:
curve
Types:
curliness, waviness
(of hair) a tendency to curl
straightness
(of hair) lack of a tendency to curl
Type of:
configuration, conformation, contour, form, shape
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

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

Type of:
derivative, derived function, differential, differential coefficient, first derivative
the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx

n (medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal

“curvature of the spine”
Type of:
condition, status
a state at a particular time
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