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curvature

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


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When planning the route, “we didn’t exactly follow every single curvature of the coast,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

"It allows for operations at very low altitudes -- it is controlled by a signal from space, bypassing the radio horizon and the Earth's curvature -- factors that otherwise limit ground-based remote control signals."

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

By the time it was removed, I was rail-thin, had a curvature of the spine and lost much of my hair due to antibiotics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Mathematics gives us several ways to detect curvature while remaining entirely on the surface.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

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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