curvature
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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
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, 14, from Plymouth, was diagnosed with scoliosis, or curvature of the spine, about 18 months ago and has had to wear a brace for 20 hours a day since.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026
Ahead of them lay a wide-open and exposed gulf formed by the curvature of the northern shore.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Vocabulary lists containing curvature
Space Science (Astronomy) - Middle School
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