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cur·va·ture
(kûr′və-cho͝or′, -chər)n.
1. The act of curving or the state of being curved.
2. Mathematics
a. The ratio of the change in the angle of a tangent that moves over a given arc to the length of the arc.
b. The limit of this ratio as the length of the arc approaches zero.
c. The reciprocal of the radius of a circle.
3. Medicine A curving or bending, especially an abnormal one: curvature of the spine.
[Middle English, from Latin curvātūra, from curvātus, past participle of curvāre, to bend, from curvus, curved; see sker- in Indo-European roots.]
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curvature
(ˈkɜːvətʃə)n
1. something curved or a curved part of a thing
2. (Anatomy) any normal or abnormal curving of a bodily part: curvature of the spine.
3. (Mathematics) geometry the change in inclination of a tangent to a curve over unit length of arc. For a circle or sphere it is the reciprocal of the radius. See also radius of curvature, centre of curvature
4. the act of curving or the state or degree of being curved or bent
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cur•va•ture
(ˈkɜr və tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər)n.
1. the act of curving or the state of being curved.
2. a curved condition, often abnormal: curvature of the spine.
3. the degree of curving of a line or surface.
4. Geom.
a. (at a point on a curve) the derivative of the inclination of the tangent with respect to arc length.
b. the absolute value of this derivative.
5. something curved.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin curvātūra=curvāt(us), past participle of curvāre to bend, curve + -ūra -ure]
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| Noun | 1. |  curvature - (medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal; "curvature of the spine"medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques |
| 2. | curvature - the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve derivative, derived function, differential, differential coefficient, first derivative - the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx | |
| 3. | curvature - the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface shape, configuration, conformation, contour, form - any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes" straightness - (of hair) lack of a tendency to curl |
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curvature
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curvature
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Translations
إنْـحِـناء
zakřivení
krumningkurve
boglína
iškrypimasišlinkimas
izliekums
zakrivenie
eğrilik
curvature
[ˈkɜːvətʃəʳ] N1. (Math) → curvatura f
2. curvature of the spine (Med) → escoliosis f inv, desviación f de columna
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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curvature
n → Krümmung f; (misshapen) → Verkrümmung f; curvature of the spine (normal) → Rückgratkrümmung f; (abnormal) → Rückgratverkrümmung f; the curvature of space → die Raumkrümmung
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
curvature
[ˈkɜːvətʃəʳ] n → curvaturacurvature of the spine (Med) → deviazione f della colonna vertebrale
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
curvature
(ˈkəːvətʃə) , ((American) -tʃuər) noun the condition or extent of being curved. the curvature of the earth.
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cur·va·ture
n. curvatura.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
curvature
n curvaturaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.