Definition of curvature Curvature
/kɚˈvʌʧɚ/ - [kervucher] - cur•va•ture
We found 10 definitions of curvature from 5 different sources.
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What does curvature mean?
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NounPlural: curvatures |
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| curvature - the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface | ||
| curve | ||
| configuration, conformation, contour, shape, form an arrangement of parts or elements; "the outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time" | ||
| curliness, waviness (of hair) a tendency to curl | ||
| curvature - (medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal; "curvature of the spine" | ||
| status, condition the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life" | ||
| medical specialty, medicine the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" | ||
| curvature - the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve | ||
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Wiktionary 
- curvature (Noun)
The shape of something curved. - curvature (Noun)
The extent to which a subspace is curved within a metric space . - curvature (Noun)
The extent to which a Riemannian manifold is intrinsically curved.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- curvature (n.)
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. - curvature (n.)
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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curvature
The amount of curving or bending of a line, figure, or body.
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🔤- curvature, noun, singular of curvatures.
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