curvature
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In a milieu where every fold and crease, every millimeter of negative draft or change of curvature, adds cost, the S5 saves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
When planning the route, “we didn’t exactly follow every single curvature of the coast,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
"It allows for operations at very low altitudes -- it is controlled by a signal from space, bypassing the radio horizon and the Earth's curvature -- factors that otherwise limit ground-based remote control signals."
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Within about a minute, the curvature of the cornea shifted to match the shape of the platinum lens.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026
Dusk was falling so quickly that it seemed you could almost sense the curvature of the earth arching away from the sun.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Space Science (Astronomy) - Middle School
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