curvature

英 [ˈkɜːvətʃə(r)]

美 [ˈkɜːrvətʃər]

n.  弯曲; 曲度; 曲率

复数：curvatures　

医学

BNC.10901 / COCA.18737

牛津词典

noun

• 弯曲；曲度；曲率
  the state of being curved; the amount that sth is curved
  1. the curvature of the earth
     地球的曲度
  2. curvature of the spine
     脊柱弯曲

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 弯曲;曲度;(尤指)圆弧
  Thecurvature ofsomething is its curved shape, especially when this shape is part of the circumference of a circle.
  1. ...the curvature of the earth...
     地球的曲度
  2. He suffered from curvature of the spine.
     脊柱弯曲使他痛苦不堪。

英英释义

noun

• the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
  Synonym:curve
• the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve
• (medicine) a curving or bending
  1. curvature of the spine

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