as in curve
something that curves or is curved
curvature of the spine is called scoliosis
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Recent Examples of curvature
Kellermann evaluated the images with Rauhut and Elena Cuesta, an LMU paleobiologist, focusing on features such as the nasal cavities, jaw and tooth curvature.
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Leslie Katz, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
For those who can't part ways with symmetry, Bee suggests having some curvature or another interesting shape.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
This mismatch causes field curvature, making stars at the image edges appear blurry.
—Gemma Lavender, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2025
As first predicted by Albert Einstein, gravitational lensing occurs when a massive celestial body causes a sufficient curvature of spacetime for the path of light around it to be visibly bent, as if by a lens.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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Leslie Katz, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
For those who can't part ways with symmetry, Bee suggests having some curvature or another interesting shape.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
This mismatch causes field curvature, making stars at the image edges appear blurry.
—Gemma Lavender, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2025
As first predicted by Albert Einstein, gravitational lensing occurs when a massive celestial body causes a sufficient curvature of spacetime for the path of light around it to be visibly bent, as if by a lens.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curvature
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While navigating the left curve, the HR-V driver activated her left turn signal and began to slow down to make a left turn into the driveway when the Accord driver, identified as Leblanc, allegedly struck the HR-V from behind causing the HR-V to strike a tree, the warrant affidavit said.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
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The Keeling Curve goes precipitously up; the curve of basic national responsibility is curving sharply down now.—
Bill McKibben,
The New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2025
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Here, the passage of time is measured in shifting light, the slow bend of jacaranda branches heavy with violet blooms, the way dry hills blush green after an elusive rain.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Classic largemouth water in a river would be a murky, slow-moving bend with thick cover (think fallen trees, heavy vegetation, and boat docks).—
Derek Horner,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
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The pup didn't budge as his owner moved the camera to different angles.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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All the angles of Messi's incredible goal pic.twitter.com/CqbVCdy2an — FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) February 26, 2025 Tadeo Allende nabbed a tap-in after an excellent pass from Jordi Alba for Miami’s second goal, which came in the first minute of stoppage time.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Curvature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curvature. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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