curvature

Example Sentences

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People in southern U.S. states such as Arizona would have viewed the lights by looking north, with the low-altitude green hidden behind the horizon thanks to the curvature of Earth.

From Scientific American

“I walk up and I know the curvature of the hill has to work with the curvature of the heads,” he recalled.

From New York Times

Increasingly, automated systems, using sensors that measure the position, curvature, alignment and other elements, have augmented the inspections and provided a wealth of data.

From Washington Post

"They have portrayed me as a patronising misogynist who makes fun of Richard III's curvature of the spine. They have presented the university as being sexist, male‑dominated and dismissive of women."

From BBC

At its maximum, the screen can bend to an impressively curved 900R, but it can be adjusted on a percentage slider in 5 percent increments, for a total of 20 different curvatures.

From The Verge