curvature
/ˈkɜɹ.və.tʃəɹ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.22 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: curvare, curvatura
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkɜɹ.və.tʃəɹ/