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Meaning of curvature in English
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/ˈkərvətʃər/
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Noun
curvature
Etymology
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin curvatura, from curvare (see curve)
Definitions
1.
(medicine) a curving or bending
Examples
« often abnormal »
« curvature of the spine »
2.
the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve
3.
the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface