curvature
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- noun
- /ˈkɜrvətʃər/
- Specialized
:
curvatura
- There's a fair amount of curvature here towards the tip.
- radius of curvature
- amount of curvature
- negative curvature
But under Einstein it's reacting to the curvature of space, space-time.
- But under Einstein it's reacting to the curvature of space, space-time.
- And what you're seeing is, is that is that curvature of the light path.
- The actual curvature of space-time itself, that is.
- So mass, curve space, and light is deviated by that curvature.
Examples
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Einstein's picture of gravity is the curvature of space-time.
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I forgot to consider the curvature of the hull!
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OK, the curvature is smaller here, right?
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You have the typical screen glass screen curvature happening on the sides.
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I'm going to change the curvature here just a touch.
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So at each of these points, curvature stays the same.
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Regions where the surface has positive curvature are blank; those where it has negative curvature are shaded.
Academic text (2002) -
A marble rolling toward the ball is deflected because of the curvature of the sheet.
Academic text (1994) -
In this sense, Newton's force of gravity in a flat space is replaced by the curvature of spacetime.
Academic text (1994) -
The curvature of the bridge was designed to enhance its stability and aesthetic appeal.
Synonyms
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A smooth, rounded shape or line that often shows change
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A form that bends smoothly without sharp angles, like a rainbow
The quality of having lines that bend instead of being straight
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
The point at the center of the circle that best fits a curve near it
- Specialized
A circle that touches a curve on its inside and matches its bend there
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The distance from a curve to the center of the circle that best fits the curve at a point
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A bend in the spine that is not normal and can cause pain or health problems
How Curved
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Curvature comes from the Latin curvare, which means 'to bend', and the same curv- appears in curve and curvy. So curvature is the condition or amount of being bent, like the bend of a road or a surface.