About The Word Curvature
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Curvature
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What's The Definition Of Curvature?
[n] the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
[n] the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve [n] (medical) a curving or bending; often abnormal; "curvature of the spine" Synonyms | Synonyms for Curvature: curve Related Terms | Find terms related to Curvature: See Also | condition | configuration | conformation | contour | curliness | derivative | derived function | differential | differential coefficient | first derivative | form | shape | status | straightness Curvature In Webster's Dictionary \Cur"va*ture\ (k?r"v?-t?r; 135), n. [L. curvatura. See
{Curvate}.]
1. 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.
--Cowper.
The elegant curvature of their fronds. --Darwin.
2. (Math.) 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.
{Aberrancy of curvature} (Geom.), the deviation of a curve
from a circular form.
{Absolute curvature}. See under {Absolute}.
{Angle of curvature} (Geom.), one that expresses the amount
of curvature of a curve.
{Chord of curvature}. See under {Chord}.
{Circle of curvature}. See {Osculating circle of a curve},
under {Circle}.
{Curvature of the spine} (Med.), an abnormal curving of the
spine, especially in a lateral direction.
{Radius of curvature}, the radius of the circle of curvature,
or osculatory circle, at any point of a curve.
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