Look up: curvature


  1. curvature
    [Noun] Plural form: curvatures. A curving or bending.
    Example: Susan has a severe curvature of the spine.

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  2. curvature
    [n] - (medical) a curving or bending 2. [n] - the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve 3. [n] - the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
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  3. Curvature
    A bend that may be present in a particular body structure, e.g., the spine.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20560

  4. Curvature
    A measure of the rate of change in an option's delta for a one-unit change in the price of the... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/curvature.htm?id=2237&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of curvature'>more</a>
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  5. Curvature
    Departure from flatness of a surface. Defined as the reciprocal of the radius of curvature.
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  6. Curvature
    Cur'va·ture noun [ Latin 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. Co...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/206

  7. curvature
    A bending or flexure. ... See: angulation. ... Synonym: curvatura. ... Origin: L. Curvatura, fr. Curvo, pp. -atus, to bend, curve ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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  8. curvature
    noun the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve
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  9. curvature
    noun (medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal; `curvature of the spine`
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  10. curvature
    noun the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
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  1. curvature
    (kur´vә-chәr″) a nonangular deviation from a normally straight course.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  2. Curvature
    • (n.) 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. • (n.) 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 ...
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  3. curvature
    in mathematics, the rate of change of direction of a curve with respect to distance along the curve. At every point on a circle, the curvature is the ... [6 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/171

  4. Curvature
    In mathematics, curvature refers to any of a number of loosely related concepts in different areas of geometry. Intuitively, curvature is the amount by which a geometric object deviates from being flat, or straight in the case of a line, but this is defined in different ways depending on the contex...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curvature

  5. curvature
    1. (medical) a curving or bending; often abnormal
    2. the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve
    3. the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface

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  6. Curvature
    The rotation per unit length of a member due to bending forces.
    Found op http://www.areforum.org/up/GeneralStructures/JOIST%20AND%20STRUCTURAL%20GLO

  7. curvature
    deformation in which certain lines that are normally straight are replaced by arcs
    Found op http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/display?openform&ievref=806-15-83

  8. curvature
    A measure of the amount by which a curve, a surface, or any other manifold deviates from a straight line, a plane, or a hyperplane (the multidimensional equivalent of a plane). For a plane curve, the curvature at a given point has a magnitude equal to one over the radius of an osculating circle (a c...
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  9. curvature
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ker′vă-chūr Definitions: 1. A bending or flexure. Synonyms: curvatura See: angulation
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=21968

  10. curvature
    1) Arch 2) Arcuation 3) Bend 4) Bending 5) Bough 6) Bought 7) Concameration 8) Condition 9) Conflexure 10) Crook 11) Curl 12) Curling 13) Curvation 14) Curvity 15) Deflection 16) Deflexion...
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/curvature/1

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