单词 | curvature |
释义 | curvature[ kur-vuh-cher, -choor ] / ˈkɜr və tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR curvature ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe act of curving or the state of being curved. a curved condition, often abnormal: curvature of the spine. the degree of curving of a line or surface. Geometry.
something curved. Origin of curvature1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin curvātūra, equivalent to curvāt(us) past participle of curvāre to bend, curve + -ūra-ure. See -ate1 Words nearby curvaturecurtly, curtsy, curule, curule chair, curvaceous, curvature, curvature aberration, curvature hyperopia, curvature myopia, curvature of field, curvature of space Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for curvatureBritish Dictionary definitions for curvaturecurvature / (ˈkɜːvətʃə) / nounsomething curved or a curved part of a thing any normal or abnormal curving of a bodily partcurvature of the spine geometry the change in inclination of a tangent to a curve over unit length of arc. For a circle or sphere it is the reciprocal of the radiusSee also radius of curvature, centre of curvature the act of curving or the state or degree of being curved or bent Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for curvaturecurvature [ kûr′və-chur′ ] n.A curving or bending, especially an abnormal one. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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