curvature
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- noun
- /ˈkɜrvətʃər/
- Specialized
- There's a fair amount of curvature here towards the tip.
- radius of curvature
- amount of curvature
- negative curvature
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Watch on YouTubeBut 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.
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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.
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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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1.9
A form that bends smoothly without sharp angles, like a rainbow
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The quality of having lines that bend instead of being straight
Antonyms
Compounds
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A bend in the spine that is not normal and can cause pain or health problems
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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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The point at the center of the circle that best fits a curve near it
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A circle that touches a curve on its inside and matches its bend there
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.