curvature
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If this happens, spacetime curvature is no longer perfectly defined at every point.
From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026
Isla said the Coldplay video she shared has had more than 200,000 views and has drawn many comments from other young people with curvature of the spine, seeking support and asking questions.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026
These two approaches struggle to coexist when particles move through curved spacetime while also influencing that curvature.
From Science Daily • Jan. 8, 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
In an unobstructed sky the clouds seem more massive, sometimes grandly reflecting the earth’s curvature on their concave undersides.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
Vocabulary lists containing curvature
Space Science (Astronomy) - Middle School
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No Summit out of Sight
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