curvature
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His map accommodates for the curvature of the Earth by making countries near the equator seem much smaller than they are, with countries nearer the poles appearing stretched.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
"Comparing the sharply curved wrinkles with flat graphene allowed us to clearly identify the role of extreme curvature."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Gibby described the police conclusion as "unbelievable", saying Griff was "very frail" and had a curvature of the spine, which affected his hand and made it "almost claw-like".
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
At low energies and under conditions of weak spacetime curvature, the equations of Gravity from Entropy reproduce General Relativity.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
Observations of the microwave background and of the abundances of the light elements indicate that the early universe did not have the kind of curvature required to allow time travel.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
Vocabulary lists containing curvature
Space Science (Astronomy) - Middle School
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No Summit out of Sight
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