curvature
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"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
By the time it was removed, I was rail-thin, had a curvature of the spine and lost much of my hair due to antibiotics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Mathematics gives us several ways to detect curvature while remaining entirely on the surface.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
The team used ImageJ software to analyze the photographs and precisely compare the curvature of each shark's head.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
He lit his cigarette without straightening out its curvature, then replaced the used match in the box.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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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