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Aberrancy of curvatureAberrance Ab*er"rance, Aberrancy Ab*er"ran*cy, n.
State of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way;
deviation from truth, rectitude, etc.
Aberrancy of curvature (Geom.), the deviation of a curve
from a circular form. Aberrancy of curvatureCurvature Cur"va*ture (k?r"v?-t?r; 135), n. [L. curvatura. See
Curvate.]
1. The act of curving, or the state of being bent or curved;
a curving or bending, normal or abnormal, as of a line or
surface from a rectilinear direction; a bend; a curve.
--Cowper.
The elegant curvature of their fronds. --Darwin.
2. (Math.) The amount of degree of bending of a mathematical
curve, or the tendency at any point to depart from a
tangent drawn to the curve at that point.
Aberrancy of curvature (Geom.), the deviation of a curve
from a circular form.
Absolute curvature. See under Absolute.
Angle of curvature (Geom.), one that expresses the amount
of curvature of a curve.
Chord of curvature. See under Chord.
Circle of curvature. See Osculating circle of a curve,
under Circle.
Curvature of the spine (Med.), an abnormal curving of the
spine, especially in a lateral direction.
Radius of curvature, the radius of the circle of curvature,
or osculatory circle, at any point of a curve. Absolute curvatureCurvature Cur"va*ture (k?r"v?-t?r; 135), n. [L. curvatura. See
Curvate.]
1. The act of curving, or the state of being bent or curved;
a curving or bending, normal or abnormal, as of a line or
surface from a rectilinear direction; a bend; a curve.
--Cowper.
The elegant curvature of their fronds. --Darwin.
2. (Math.) The amount of degree of bending of a mathematical
curve, or the tendency at any point to depart from a
tangent drawn to the curve at that point.
Aberrancy of curvature (Geom.), the deviation of a curve
from a circular form.
Absolute curvature. See under Absolute.
Angle of curvature (Geom.), one that expresses the amount
of curvature of a curve.
Chord of curvature. See under Chord.
Circle of curvature. See Osculating circle of a curve,
under Circle.
Curvature of the spine (Med.), an abnormal curving of the
spine, especially in a lateral direction.
Radius of curvature, the radius of the circle of curvature,
or osculatory circle, at any point of a curve. Angle of curvatureCurvature Cur"va*ture (k?r"v?-t?r; 135), n. [L. curvatura. See
Curvate.]
1. The act of curving, or the state of being bent or curved;
a curving or bending, normal or abnormal, as of a line or
surface from a rectilinear direction; a bend; a curve.
--Cowper.
The elegant curvature of their fronds. --Darwin.
2. (Math.) The amount of degree of bending of a mathematical
curve, or the tendency at any point to depart from a
tangent drawn to the curve at that point.
Aberrancy of curvature (Geom.), the deviation of a curve
from a circular form.
Absolute curvature. See under Absolute.
Angle of curvature (Geom.), one that expresses the amount
of curvature of a curve.
Chord of curvature. See under Chord.
Circle of curvature. See Osculating circle of a curve,
under Circle.
Curvature of the spine (Med.), an abnormal curving of the
spine, especially in a lateral direction.
Radius of curvature, the radius of the circle of curvature,
or osculatory circle, at any point of a curve. Center of curvature of a curveCenter Cen"ter, n. [F. centre, fr. L. centrum, fr. round which
a circle is described, fr. ? to prick, goad.]
1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line,
figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of
a circle; the middle point or place.
2. The middle or central portion of anything.
3. A principal or important point of concentration; the
nucleus around which things are gathered or to which they
tend; an object of attention, action, or force; as, a
center of attaction.
4. The earth. [Obs.] --Shak.
5. Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who
support the existing government. They sit in the middle of
the legislative chamber, opposite the presiding officer,
between the conservatives or monarchists, who sit on the
right of the speaker, and the radicals or advanced
republicans who occupy the seats on his left, See Right,
and Left.
6. (Arch.) A temporary structure upon which the materials of
a vault or arch are supported in position until the work
becomes self-supporting.
7. (Mech.)
(a) One of the two conical steel pins, in a lathe, etc.,
upon which the work is held, and about which it
revolves.
(b) A conical recess, or indentation, in the end of a
shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center,
on which the work can turn, as in a lathe.
Note: In a lathe the
live center is in the spindle of the head stock; the
dead center is on the tail stock.
Planer centers are stocks carrying centers, when the object
to be planed must be turned on its axis.
Center of an army, the body or troops occupying the place
in the line between the wings.
Center of a curve or surface (Geom.)
(a) A point such that every line drawn through the point
and terminated by the curve or surface is bisected at
the point.
(b) The fixed point of reference in polar co["o]rdinates.
See Co["o]rdinates.
Center of curvature of a curve (Geom.), the center of that
circle which has at any given point of the curve closer
contact with the curve than has any other circle whatever.
See Circle.
Center of a fleet, the division or column between the van
and rear, or between the weather division and the lee.
Center of gravity (Mech.), that point of a body about which
all its parts can be balanced, or which being supported,
the whole body will remain at rest, though acted upon by
gravity.
Center of gyration (Mech.), that point in a rotating body
at which the whole mass might be concentrated
(theoretically) without altering the resistance of the
intertia of the body to angular acceleration or
retardation.
Center of inertia (Mech.), the center of gravity of a body
or system of bodies.
Center of motion, the point which remains at rest, while
all the other parts of a body move round it.
Center of oscillation, the point at which, if the whole
matter of a suspended body were collected, the time of
oscillation would be the same as it is in the actual form
and state of the body.
Center of percussion, that point in a body moving about a
fixed axis at which it may strike an obstacle without
communicating a shock to the axis.
Center of pressure (Hydros.), that point in a surface
pressed by a fluid, at which, if a force equal to the
whole pressure and in the same line be applied in a
contrary direction, it will balance or counteract the
whole pressure of the fluid. Chord of curvatureChord Chord, n. [L chorda a gut, a string made of a gut, Gr.
?. In the sense of a string or small rope, in general, it is
written cord. See Cord.]
1. The string of a musical instrument. --Milton.
2. (Mus.) A combination of tones simultaneously performed,
producing more or less perfect harmony, as, the common
chord.
3. (Geom.) A right line uniting the extremities of the arc of
a circle or curve.
4. (Anat.) A cord. See Cord, n., 4.
5. (Engin.) The upper or lower part of a truss, usually
horizontal, resisting compression or tension. --Waddell.
Accidental, Common, & Vocal chords. See under
Accidental, Common, and Vocal.
Chord of an arch. See Illust. of Arch.
Chord of curvature, a chord drawn from any point of a
curve, in the circle of curvature for that point.
Scale of chords. See Scale. Chord of curvatureCurvature Cur"va*ture (k?r"v?-t?r; 135), n. [L. curvatura. See
Curvate.]
1. The act of curving, or the state of being bent or curved;
a curving or bending, normal or abnormal, as of a line or
surface from a rectilinear direction; a bend; a curve.
--Cowper.
The elegant curvature of their fronds. --Darwin.
2. (Math.) The amount of degree of bending of a mathematical
curve, or the tendency at any point to depart from a
tangent drawn to the curve at that point.
Aberrancy of curvature (Geom.), the deviation of a curve
from a circular form.
Absolute curvature. See under Absolute.
Angle of curvature (Geom.), one that expresses the amount
of curvature of a curve.
Chord of curvature. See under Chord.
Circle of curvature. See Osculating circle of a curve,
under Circle.
Curvature of the spine (Med.), an abnormal curving of the
spine, especially in a lateral direction.
Radius of curvature, the radius of the circle of curvature,
or osculatory circle, at any point of a curve. Circle of curvatureCurvature Cur"va*ture (k?r"v?-t?r; 135), n. [L. curvatura. See
Curvate.]
1. The act of curving, or the state of being bent or curved;
a curving or bending, normal or abnormal, as of a line or
surface from a rectilinear direction; a bend; a curve.
--Cowper.
The elegant curvature of their fronds. --Darwin.
2. (Math.) The amount of degree of bending of a mathematical
curve, or the tendency at any point to depart from a
tangent drawn to the curve at that point.
Aberrancy of curvature (Geom.), the deviation of a curve
from a circular form.
Absolute curvature. See under Absolute.
Angle of curvature (Geom.), one that expresses the amount
of curvature of a curve.
Chord of curvature. See under Chord.
Circle of curvature. See Osculating circle of a curve,
under Circle.
Curvature of the spine (Med.), an abnormal curving of the
spine, especially in a lateral direction.
Radius of curvature, the radius of the circle of curvature,
or osculatory circle, at any point of a curve. Curval
Curval Cur"val (k?r"val), Curvant Cur"vant (-vant), a. [L.
curvans, p. pr. ] (Her.)
Bowed; bent; curved.
Curvant
Curval Cur"val (k?r"val), Curvant Cur"vant (-vant), a. [L.
curvans, p. pr. ] (Her.)
Bowed; bent; curved.
CurvateCurvate Cur"vate (k?r"v?t), Curvated Cur"va*ted (-v?-t?d),
a. [L. curvatus p. p. of curvare to curve, fr. curvus. See
Curve.]
Bent in a regular form; curved. CurvatedCurvate Cur"vate (k?r"v?t), Curvated Cur"va*ted (-v?-t?d),
a. [L. curvatus p. p. of curvare to curve, fr. curvus. See
Curve.]
Bent in a regular form; curved. Curvation
Curvation Cur*va"tion (k?r-v?"sh?n), n. [L. curvatio.]
The act of bending or crooking.
Curvative
Curvative Cur"va*tive (k?r"v?-t?v), a. (Bot.)
Having the margins only a little curved; -- said of leaves.
--Henslow.
CurvatureCurvature Cur"va*ture (k?r"v?-t?r; 135), n. [L. curvatura. See
Curvate.]
1. The act of curving, or the state of being bent or curved;
a curving or bending, normal or abnormal, as of a line or
surface from a rectilinear direction; a bend; a curve.
--Cowper.
The elegant curvature of their fronds. --Darwin.
2. (Math.) The amount of degree of bending of a mathematical
curve, or the tendency at any point to depart from a
tangent drawn to the curve at that point.
Aberrancy of curvature (Geom.), the deviation of a curve
from a circular form.
Absolute curvature. See under Absolute.
Angle of curvature (Geom.), one that expresses the amount
of curvature of a curve.
Chord of curvature. See under Chord.
Circle of curvature. See Osculating circle of a curve,
under Circle.
Curvature of the spine (Med.), an abnormal curving of the
spine, especially in a lateral direction.
Radius of curvature, the radius of the circle of curvature,
or osculatory circle, at any point of a curve. Curvature of the spineCurvature Cur"va*ture (k?r"v?-t?r; 135), n. [L. curvatura. See
Curvate.]
1. The act of curving, or the state of being bent or curved;
a curving or bending, normal or abnormal, as of a line or
surface from a rectilinear direction; a bend; a curve.
--Cowper.
The elegant curvature of their fronds. --Darwin.
2. (Math.) The amount of degree of bending of a mathematical
curve, or the tendency at any point to depart from a
tangent drawn to the curve at that point.
Aberrancy of curvature (Geom.), the deviation of a curve
from a circular form.
Absolute curvature. See under Absolute.
Angle of curvature (Geom.), one that expresses the amount
of curvature of a curve.
Chord of curvature. See under Chord.
Circle of curvature. See Osculating circle of a curve,
under Circle.
Curvature of the spine (Med.), an abnormal curving of the
spine, especially in a lateral direction.
Radius of curvature, the radius of the circle of curvature,
or osculatory circle, at any point of a curve. IncurvateIncurvate In*cur"vate, a. [L. incurvatus, p. p. of incurvare
to crook; pref. in- in + curvus bent. See Curve, and cf.
Incurve.]
Curved; bent; crooked. --Derham. IncurvateIncurvate In*cur"vate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incurvated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Incurvating.]
To turn from a straight line or course; to bend; to crook.
--Cheyne. IncurvatedIncurvate In*cur"vate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incurvated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Incurvating.]
To turn from a straight line or course; to bend; to crook.
--Cheyne. IncurvatingIncurvate In*cur"vate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incurvated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Incurvating.]
To turn from a straight line or course; to bend; to crook.
--Cheyne. Incurvation
Incurvation In`cur*va"tion, n. [L. incurvatio: cf. F.
incurvation.]
1. The act of bending, or curving.
2. The state of being bent or curved; curvature.
An incurvation of the rays. --Derham.
3. The act of bowing, or bending the body, in respect or
reverence. ``The incurvations of the knee.' --Bp. Hall.
Radius of curvatureRadius Ra"di*us, n.; pl. L. Radii; E. Radiuses. [L., a
staff, rod, spoke of a wheel, radius, ray. See Ray a
divergent line.]
1. (Geom.) A right line drawn or extending from the center of
a circle to the periphery; the semidiameter of a circle or
sphere.
2. (Anat.) The preaxial bone of the forearm, or brachium,
corresponding to the tibia of the hind limb. See Illust.
of Artiodactyla.
Note: The radius is on the same side of the limb as the
thumb, or pollex, and in man it so articulated that its
lower end is capable of partial rotation about the
ulna.
3. (Bot.) A ray, or outer floret, of the capitulum of such
plants as the sunflower and the daisy. See Ray, 2.
4. pl. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The barbs of a perfect feather.
(b) Radiating organs, or color-markings, of the radiates.
5. The movable limb of a sextant or other angular instrument.
--Knight.
Radius bar (Math.), a bar pivoted at one end, about which
it swings, and having its other end attached to a piece
which it causes to move in a circular arc.
Radius of curvature. See under Curvature. Radius of curvatureCurvature Cur"va*ture (k?r"v?-t?r; 135), n. [L. curvatura. See
Curvate.]
1. The act of curving, or the state of being bent or curved;
a curving or bending, normal or abnormal, as of a line or
surface from a rectilinear direction; a bend; a curve.
--Cowper.
The elegant curvature of their fronds. --Darwin.
2. (Math.) The amount of degree of bending of a mathematical
curve, or the tendency at any point to depart from a
tangent drawn to the curve at that point.
Aberrancy of curvature (Geom.), the deviation of a curve
from a circular form.
Absolute curvature. See under Absolute.
Angle of curvature (Geom.), one that expresses the amount
of curvature of a curve.
Chord of curvature. See under Chord.
Circle of curvature. See Osculating circle of a curve,
under Circle.
Curvature of the spine (Med.), an abnormal curving of the
spine, especially in a lateral direction.
Radius of curvature, the radius of the circle of curvature,
or osculatory circle, at any point of a curve. RecurvateRecurvate Re*cur"vate (r?*k?r"v?t), a. [L. recurvatus, p. p.
of recurvare. See Re-, and Curvate.] (Bot.)
Recurved. Recurvate
Recurvate Re*cur"vate (-v?t), v. t.
To bend or curve back; to recurve. --Pennant.
Recurvation
Recurvation Re`cur*va"tion (r?`k?r*v?"sh?n), n.
The act of recurving, or the state of being recurved; a
bending or flexure backward.
Roltbollia incurvataHard grass Hard" grass` (Bot.)
A name given to several different grasses, especially to the
Roltb["o]llia incurvata, and to the species of
[AE]gilops, from one of which it is contended that wheat
has been derived. TricurvateTricurvate Tri*cur"vate (tr[-i]*k[^u]r"v[asl]t), a. [Pref.
tri- + curvate.] (Zo["o]l.)
Curved in three directions; as, a tricurvate spicule (see
Illust. of Spicule).
Meaning of Curva from wikipedia
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Curva [ˈkurva] (plural:
curve [ˈkurve]) is an
Italian term or name for
curved stands of
seating located at
sports stadiums,
particularly in Italy; so...
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Curva Sud was
nicknamed the
Curva Morosini in 2012 to posthumously...
- in a car accident, the
Curva Nord was
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Curva Muni****lity is the
second muni****l
section of the
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determining the
sound of the instrument. The
cornu was
revived as the "tuba
curva"
during the
French Revolution,
along with the buccina. Both were
first used...
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Vitreolina curva is a
species of sea snail, a
marine gastropod mollusk in the
family Eulimidae. The
species is one of a
number within the
genus Vitreolina...
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Eurythecta curva is a
species of moth of the
family Tortricidae. It is
found in New Zealand. The
wingspan is 14–15 mm. The
forewings are
ochreous whitish...
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Bueno and
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meters banner in
Curva Nord for the
first time. In 1978, a
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their place in the
Curva Sud. In this same...
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Bolivia situated in the La Paz Department,
Bautista Saavedra Province,
Curva Muni****lity,
Calaya Canton. It lies
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