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curvature

noun as in rounded part of thing, usually body part

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Even if you put it on a big building, the curvature of the earth prevents radar from going to the airplane.

He was described by Shakespeare as having a hunchback and indeed the skeleton shows evidence of curvature of the spine.

The place had a curvature like that of the seats in a theatre.

On the other hand, the curvature of the seas is a no less certain proof.

This curvature, unlike the lateral curvature, is a sequela of an actual disease of the bones.

They are not perfectly flat; for besides the longitudinal curvature already mentioned, they are curved transversely.

Not only the curvature, but even the tapering by straight lines, would be somewhat difficult of execution in the pieced column.

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On this page you'll find 23 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to curvature, such as: arc, arch, bend, bow, curve, and deflection.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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