Synonyms for curvature
ˈkɜr və tʃər, -ˌtʃʊərcur·va·ture

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1. curvaturenoun

   (medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal

   "curvature of the spine"

   Synonyms:
   curve

2. curvaturenoun

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

   Synonyms:
   curve

3. curvature, curvenoun

   the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface

   Synonyms:
   bender, bend, curved shape, breaking ball, curve, curve ball

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1. curvaturenoun

   Synonyms:
   bending, bend, flexure, crook, curvity, curve, incurvation, ARCUATION

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1. curvaturenoun

   Synonyms:
   curve, flexure, sinuosity, cyrtosis

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1. List of paraphrases for "curvature":

   contour, bending, bend, curved, curve, bow

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How to use curvature in a sentence?

1. Viktor Orban:

   We know well that the future is not defined by the curvature of the cucumber but by the bearing of the European man, we are part of Europe and want to shape its future together with the other nations.

2. Andrew Siemion:

   We're going to look very closely, as closely as we can. We are limited in terms of how long we can view a target given the curvature of the earth (and) instrumentation, if we're awarded the observation, we'll have between 24 to 36 hours with a variety of different radio receivers.

3. Abhay Ashtekar:

   Gravitational waves are literally ripples in the curvature of space-time that are caused by collisions of heavy and compact objects like black holes and neutron stars.

4. Gene Wolfe:

   There is no limit to stupidity. Space itself is said to be bounded by its own curvature, but stupidity continues beyond infinity.

5. Wayne Lam:

   I think we’re all trying to split hairs at the moment with the curvature of the design of the display.