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nounthe property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
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"curvature of the spine"noun(medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal
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nounthe rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve
Definition that contains curvature
- hunchback a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine
- humpback a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine
- crookback a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine
- lordosis an abnormal inward (forward) curvature of the vertebral column
- astigmatic of or relating to a defect in the eye or in a lens caused by a deviation from spherical curvature which prevents light rays from meeting at a common focus and so results in distorted images
- centre of curvature the center of the circle of curvature
- lyrate (of a leaf shape) having curvature suggestive of a lyre
- spherometer a measuring instrument for measuring the curvature of a surface
- arteria gastrica breves several small arteries branching off of the splenic artery and going to the greater curvature of the stomach
- arteria gastrica sinistra a branch of the celiac artery that supplies the lesser curvature of the stomach and the abdominal part of the esophagus