CURVATURE


Meaning of CURVATURE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkər-və-ˌchu̇r, -chər, -ˌtyu̇r, -ˌtu̇r ]

noun

Date: 1603

1. : the act of curving : the state of being curved

2. : a measure or amount of curving ; specifically : the rate of change of the angle through which the tangent to a curve turns in moving along the curve and which for a circle is equal to the reciprocal of the radius

3.

a. : an abnormal curving (as of the spine)

b. : a curved surface of an organ

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.