curvature
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal
curvature of the spine
Types & categories
- condition hypernym
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Sense 2 noun
the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve
Types & categories
- differential hypernym
Sense 3 noun
the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
Types & categories
- shape hypernym
- waviness hyponym
- straightness hyponym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | crook |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | arch |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | medicine |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | condition |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | differential |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | arch |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | curve |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | curvy |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | shape |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | waviness |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | straightness |