Meaning of Curvature | Babel Free
ˈkɝ.və.t͡ʃɚDefinitions
Equivalents
Examples
“Constructional costs are kept to a minimum by the admissibility of heavy grades and sharp curvature.”
“In the first of the movie's many striking images, we share⟳ his majestic view⟳ from the top, the curvature of the planet and the glow of the horizon brilliantly reflected in his helmet.”
“A turtle drawing an ellipse would have⟳ to turn⟳ more per distance traveled to get⟳ around its “pointy” sides than to get⟳ around its flatter top and bottom. This notion of how “pointy something is,” expressed as the ratio of angle turned to distance traveled, is the intrinsic quantity that mathematicians call⟳ curvature.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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