Definition of Curvatures. Meaning of Curvatures. Synonyms of Curvatures

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Definition of Curvatures

Curvature
Curvature 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.

Meaning of Curvatures from wikipedia

- curvature, independent of an embedding. The Gaussian curvature, named after Carl Friedrich Gauss, is equal to the product of the prin****l curvatures...
- curvatures for different normal planes at p. The prin****l curvatures at p, denoted k1 and k2, are the maximum and minimum values of this curvature....
- All sectional curvatures will have the same sign. If the prin****l curvatures have different signs: κ1κ2 < 0, then the Gaussian curvature is negative and...
- (thoracic and sacral curvatures) form during fetal development. The secondary curves develop after birth. The cervical curvature forms as a result of...
- stomach, which are referred to as the greater and lesser curvatures, respectively. The greater curvature, which begins at the cardiac notch, and arches backwards...
- of curvature is a measure of curvature of a circular arc used in civil engineering for its easy use in layout surveying. The degree of curvature is defined...
- also refer to: Curvature LLC, a network hardware company Human vertebral column, curvature of the spine Curvatures of the stomach, curvatures of the stomach...
- term curvature tensor may refer to: the Riemann curvature tensor of a Riemannian manifold — see also Curvature of Riemannian manifolds; the curvature of...
- In Riemannian geometry, the geodesic curvature k g {\displaystyle k_{g}} of a curve γ {\displaystyle \gamma } measures how far the curve is from being...
- Ricci curvature, since knowing it is equivalent to knowing the Ricci curvature tensor. The Ricci curvature is determined by the sectional curvatures of a...