Noun Definition

curvature

1.Definition: (medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal

"Curvature of the spine"

Category: General

2.Definition: the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface

Related Noun(s):curve

Category: General

3.Definition: the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve

Category: General