curvature
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In the High North, satellites orbiting the equator can often be obscured by the curvature of the Earth, meaning fewer visible satellites than elsewhere on the planet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025
"We can change the biochemical composition, the thickness of the membrane, the tension and curvature, the size -- all kinds of parameters that we know have an influence on the embedded protein," Walz says.
From Science Daily • Dec. 18, 2025
The researchers also connect geometric torsion to the curvature of spacetime on large scales.
From Science Daily • Dec. 15, 2025
She had physical health issues including bowel problems and a curvature of the spine.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2025
There were tables and charts he needed for various things, like the ratio between the curvature of the propeller blades and the revolutions they produced.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
Vocabulary lists containing curvature
Space Science (Astronomy) - Middle School
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Space Science (Astronomy) - High School
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No Summit out of Sight
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