curvital

curˈvital adjective

Of or relating to curvature

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Main Entry: ↑curve

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curvital, a. Geom.

(ˈkɜːvɪtəl)

[a. mod.F. curvital, f. curvité curvity + -al¹.]

Of or pertaining to curvity or curvature. curvital function, a function expressing the length of the perpendicular from a fixed point of a curve upon the normal at a variable point, in terms of the length of the arc from the fixed to the variable point.

Carr Synopsis Math. Index C 60.