curvature

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The shape of something curved.
2. (countable, uncountable) The extent to which a subspace is curved within a metric space.
3. (countable, uncountable) The extent to which a Riemannian manifold is intrinsically curved.

Synonyms

bend

curve

crookedness

curving

camber

flexure

warp

arc

tortuousness

tortuousity

gibbousness

inclination

convexity

buckling

tortuosity

twist

utmost

circumflexion

rate of curve

sphericality

angularity

radian measure

arch

bending

contortion

corner

crook

deflection

extreme

incurvation

maximum

ply

radian

slant

sphericity

Translations

Krümmung

courbure

curvatura

curvatura

καμπυλότητα

curvatura

curvatura

eğrilik

κυρτότητα

Biegung

corvadura

انحناء

courbe

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɝ.və.t͡ʃɚ/

Etymology

From Latin curvare, from Latin curvatura. See also curve. Displaced native Old English ġebīeġednes.