curvature
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To test the technique, the team created specialized platinum "contact lenses" shaped to match the desired curvature of the cornea.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2026
This streamlined version—co-written with Leonard Mlodinow, a physicist and popular-science author—retains explanations of vital topics, such as the curvature of spacetime and Einstein’s theory of relativity, but dispenses with the drier sections.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Scientists also want to examine how well the textured film works on curved surfaces, since curvature can change the spacing between nanopillars.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
The website for the bridge project says the bridge tower shape “reflects the curvature of a hockey stick in a slap shot.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
Judging by its width and curvature, it is a metal railing.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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