Thesaurus / curvature
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Each finger is lightly articulated, with a curvature that resembles my fingers in their relaxed state.
THE BEST SKI GLOVES ARE THE SIMPLEST ONESJOE JACKSONFEBRUARY 10, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINE
Objects warp the fabric of spacetime like a weight resting on a trampoline, and the fabric’s curvature guides their movements.
EINSTEIN’S THEORY OF GENERAL RELATIVITY UNVEILED A DYNAMIC AND BIZARRE COSMOSELIZABETH QUILLFEBRUARY 3, 2021SCIENCE NEWS
Some companies are offering a lens with an exaggerated curvature lens which distorts reality slightly in the favor of your wide view.
BEST SKI GOGGLES: WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A PAIR YOU’LL LOVEERIC ALTJANUARY 20, 2021POPULAR SCIENCE
The smaller the screen, the less effective the curvature can be.
BEST GAMING MONITOR: FIVE THINGS TO CONSIDERCARSEN JOENKNOVEMBER 26, 2020POPULAR SCIENCE
They’re great at that, especially if they account for the curvature of the Earth with a proper projection that doesn’t stretch out the northern states.
ELECTION GRAPHICS CAN BE DECEIVING. HERE’S HOW TO SEE THROUGH THEIR TRICKS.SARA CHODOSHSEPTEMBER 22, 2020POPULAR SCIENCE
On the left-hand side you have what’s called the metric tensor, which describes the curvature of space-time.
THE PHYSICIST WHO SLAYED GRAVITY’S GHOSTSTHOMAS LEWTONAUGUST 18, 2020QUANTA MAGAZINE
The expansion straightened out any large-scale curvature, leading to a geometry that we now describe as flat.
BIG BOUNCE SIMULATIONS CHALLENGE THE BIG BANGCHARLIE WOODAUGUST 4, 2020QUANTA MAGAZINE
The place had a curvature like that of the seats in a theatre.
TEN BOOKS ON ARCHITECTUREVITRUVIUS
On the other hand, the curvature of the seas is a no less certain proof.
ASTRONOMY FOR AMATEURSCAMILLE FLAMMARION
This curvature, unlike the lateral curvature, is a sequela of an actual disease of the bones.
THE MOTHER AND HER CHILDWILLIAM S. SADLER
WORDS RELATED TO CURVATURE
- ambit
- arc
- arch
- bend
- bight
- bow
- camber
- catenary
- chord
- circle
- circuit
- circumference
- compass
- concavity
- contour
- crook
- curlicue
- curvation
- curvature
- ellipse
- festoon
- flexure
- hairpin
- half-moon
- helix
- horseshoe
- hyperbola
- incurvation
- incurvature
- loop
- meniscus
- ogee
- parabola
- quirk
- rondure
- round
- sinuosity
- sweep
- swerve
- trajectory
- turn
- vault
- whorl
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