英语词汇“curvature”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

cur·va·ture

(kûrvə-chr′, -chər)

1. The act of curving or the state of being curved.

2. Mathematics

a. The ratio of the change in the angle of a tangent that moves over a given arc to the length of the arc.

b. The limit of this ratio as the length of the arc approaches zero.

c. The reciprocal of the radius of a circle.

3. Medicine A curving or bending, especially an abnormal one: curvature of the spine.

[Middle English, from Latin curvātūra, from curvātus, past participle of curvāre, to bend, from curvus, curved; see sker-² in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

单词	curvature
释义	cur·va·ture (kûrvə-chr′, -chər) n. 1. The act of curving or the state of being curved. 2. Mathematics a. The ratio of the change in the angle of a tangent that moves over a given arc to the length of the arc. b. The limit of this ratio as the length of the arc approaches zero. c. The reciprocal of the radius of a circle. 3. Medicine A curving or bending, especially an abnormal one: curvature of the spine. [Middle English, from Latin curvātūra, from curvātus, past participle of curvāre, to bend, from curvus, curved; see sker-² in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
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