curvature
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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
It describes the curvature of the quantum space through which electrons travel and influences many microscopic properties of materials.
From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2026
Isla said the Coldplay video she shared has had more than 200,000 views and has drawn many comments from other young people with curvature of the spine, seeking support and asking questions.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026
The researchers also connect geometric torsion to the curvature of spacetime on large scales.
From Science Daily • Dec. 15, 2025
The work that Roger Penrose and I did between 1965 and 1970 showed that, according to general relativity, there must be a singularity of infinite density and space-time curvature within a black hole.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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Space Science (Astronomy) - Middle School
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