Curvature (Noun)

Meaning ¹

(medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal; "curvature of the spine".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Hypernyms

• Status

Related Words

• Curve (verb)

Meaning ²

The property possessed by the curving of a line or surface.

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Synonyms

• Curve

Hypernyms

• Configuration
• Contour
• Conformation
• Form

Hyponyms

• Waviness

Related Words

• Curve (verb)

Meaning ³

The rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve.

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Examples

• The curvature of the circle is constant at every point on its circumference.
• At the point of inflection, the curvature of the curve changes from concave to convex.
• The engineer carefully calculated the curvature of the bridge's arch to ensure stability and balance.
• The curvature of the lens affects the way it bends light and forms an image.
• In differential geometry, the curvature of a curve is used to describe its local properties and behavior.

Hypernyms

• Differential Coefficient
• First Derivative
• Derivative
• Differential