curvature

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If this happens, spacetime curvature is no longer perfectly defined at every point.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

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

She had physical health issues including bowel problems and a curvature of the spine.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2025

Eddington measured the position of a star during a solar eclipse and spotted the curvature that Einstein had predicted.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife