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curvature

[kur-vuh-cher, -choor] / ˈkɜr və tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər /


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The website for the bridge project says the bridge tower shape “reflects the curvature of a hockey stick in a slap shot.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

These two approaches struggle to coexist when particles move through curved spacetime while also influencing that curvature.

From Science Daily • Jan. 8, 2026

"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

Neave, now 18, suffers from curvature of the spine, muscle wastage, scar tissue, and deformed feet, Natasha added.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

She’s got a lovely voice, but her memory is like that of a titmouse with curvature of the brain.

From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel




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