curvature
(noun)
noun
1. (medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal
- curvature of the spine
Definition categories: state, condition, status
2. the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve
Definition categories: attribute, derivative, differential
3. the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
Similar word(s): curve
Definition categories: attribute, configuration, conformation, contour, form, shape