CURVATURE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
   Synonym(s)
   • curve (what does curve mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) curvature is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • shape (what does shape mean?)
   • form (what does form mean?)
   • configuration (what does configuration mean?)
   • contour (what does contour mean?)
   • conformation (what does conformation mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • curliness (what does curliness mean?)
   • straightness (what does straightness mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • arch (what does arch mean?)
   • curve (what does curve mean?)
   • arc (what does arc mean?)
   • wind (what does wind mean?)
   • curve (what does curve mean?)
   • arch (what does arch mean?)
   • curve (what does curve mean?)
   • arc (what does arc mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve
   Hypernyms(s) curvature is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • derived function (what does derived function mean?)
   • derivative (what does derivative mean?)
   • differential coefficient (what does differential coefficient mean?)
   • differential (what does differential mean?)
   • first derivative (what does first derivative mean?)
3. Meaning
   • (medicine) a curving or bending
   • often abnormal
   Usage Example(s)
   • curvature of the spine
   Hypernyms(s) curvature is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • condition (what does condition mean?)
   • status (what does status mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • crook (what does crook mean?)
   • curve (what does curve mean?)
   • arch (what does arch mean?)
   • curve (what does curve mean?)
   • arc (what does arc mean?)