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| cur·va·ture [ kúrvə chr, kúrvəchər ] |
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1. being curved: the quality of being curved
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2. degree of curve: the degree of curving in a line or surface
  the slight curvature of the land
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3. mathematics reciprocal of radius: the reciprocal of the radius of the circle that best matches a curve at a given point
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| [15th century. < Latin curvatura "bending" < curvus "curved"] |
