curvature
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It describes the curvature of the quantum space through which electrons travel and influences many microscopic properties of materials.
From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2026
In the High North, satellites orbiting the equator can often be obscured by the curvature of the Earth, meaning fewer visible satellites than elsewhere on the planet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025
"We can change the biochemical composition, the thickness of the membrane, the tension and curvature, the size -- all kinds of parameters that we know have an influence on the embedded protein," Walz says.
From Science Daily • Dec. 18, 2025
Surgeons inserted titanium rods into her spine to correct a curvature caused by scoliosis when she was 12 years old and she spent 10 days on her back after the operation.
From BBC • May 18, 2025
The curvature of the rubber sheet is not only a curvature of space, but a curvature of time as well.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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Space Science (Astronomy) - Middle School
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