curvature

1. (medicine) a curving or bending;
   Often abnormal (synset 114236810)
   "curvature of the spine"
   referred to in: medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
   is a type of: condition, status - a state at a particular time
2. The rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve (synset 105109697)
   is a type of: derivative, derived function, differential, differential coefficient, first derivative - the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx
3. The property possessed by the curving of a line or surface (synset 105079832)
   is a type of: configuration, conformation, contour, form, shape - any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
   subtypes:

   • curliness, waviness - (of hair) a tendency to curl
   • straightness - (of hair) lack of a tendency to curl
   same as: curve

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