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curvature Definition

cur·va·ture (kʉr′və c̸hər)

noun

  1. a curving or being curved
  2. a curve; curved part of anything
  3. Geom. the rate of deviation of a curve or curved surface from a straight line or plane surface tangent to it
  4. Med. an abnormal curving of a part curvature of the spine

Etymology: ME < L curvatura < curvare: see curve

curvature Synonyms

curvature

n.

curving, bend, shape, deflection; see curve 1.

curvature Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • measure: By measuring the curvature of the tracks, the energy of the electrons to be estimated.
  • follow: I like the way the plants follow the curvature of the vase.
  • cause: What causes curvature of the spine in children and how can surgery be used to minimize its effect?

Adjective modifier

  • lumbar: Flatten the lumbar curvature by raising the patient's knees.
  • spinal: Sleeping on a firm bed with no more than one pillow can help prevent spinal curvature.
  • Gaussian: Seed surface patches are formed by grouping neighboring pixels whose mean and Gaussian curvature have the same sign.
  • scalar: Abstract: I will spend half the talk motivating the search for constant scalar curvature Kahler metrics.
  • lateral: Spinal curvature Scoliosis is a lateral curvature of the spine, often with a rotational element.
  • constant: Abstract: I will spend half the talk motivating the search for constant scalar curvature Kahler metrics.

Modifies a noun

  • scale: The size of the cells is of the same order as the curvature scale.
  • space: Curvature scale space filtering of a 2-D contour generally produces successively smoother versions of that contour.

Noun used with modifier

  • surface: Using the surface curvature of points along the silhouette a new silhouette can be predicted by applying a certain transformation.
  • field: Fast visible image of an ELM in MAST Measurements of neoclassical island evolution appearing to confirm the strong stabilizing role of field curvature effects.

Possessives

earth: Linearised horizontally to remove the effects of the earth's curvature.

Preposition: of

  • spacetime: Singularity The center of a black hole, where the curvature of spacetime is maximal.
  • space-time: How to measure gravitational waves Gravitational waves are disturbances in the curvature of space-time caused by the motions of matter.
  • spine: He is a 5 year old boy with curvature of the spine.
  • earth: At times you can see the curvature of the earth of every side.
  • universe: In other words, one tries to observe the curvature of the universe.
  • surface: Dish radius If the uniform curvature of a surface were to be continued, this would result in a sphere.