a curvature of the spine.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
cur·va·ture — /ˈkɚvəʧɚ/ noun 1 technical : the amount that something is curved [count] The lenses have different curvatures. often + of the curvature of the earth [noncount] The machine measures the eyeball s degree of curvature. 2 [noncount] … Useful english dictionary
ex|cur|va|ture — «ehks KUR vuh chuhr», noun. Zoology. 1. the state of being excurved. 2. a part of a margin, mark, or the like, curved outwardly, or away from the center of the body or organ. ╂[< excurvate + ure, as in curvature] … Useful english dictionary
in|cur|va|ture — «ihn KUR vuh chuhr», noun. a curving inward; inward curve or bend … Useful english dictionary
re|cur|va|ture — «rih KUR vuh chur», noun. the fact or process of turning back upon a previous direction, usually from a westward path to an eastward one: »the recurvature of the path of a hurricane … Useful english dictionary
ture — ab·bre·vi·a·ture; acu·punc·ture; ad·ju·di·ca·ture; ad·mix·ture; ad·ven·ture·some; ad·ven·ture·some·ly; af·fix·ture; ag·ri·cul·ture; al·co·hol·a·ture; an·a·cul·ture; ap·er·ture; api·cul·ture; aq·ua·cul·ture; ar·bo·ri·cul·ture; ar·ca·ture;… … English syllables
cur — bi·cur·sal; con·cur; con·cur·rence; con·cur·rent·ly; con·cur·ring·ly; con·cur·sion; con·cur·so; con·cur·sus; cu·cur·bit; cu·cur·bi·ta; cu·cur·bi·ta·ce·ae; cu·cur·bi·tar·i·a·ce·ae; cur·abil·i·ty; cur·able; cur·agh; cur·cas; cur·chie; cur·cu·lio;… … English syllables
curvature — cur·va·ture … English syllables
curvature — cur|va|ture [ˈkə:vətʃə US ˈkə:rvətʃər] n [U and C] technical [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: curvatura, from curvare; CURVE2] the state of being curved, or the degree to which something is curved curvature of ▪ the curvature of the Earth s… … Dictionary of contemporary English
curvature — cur|va|ture [ kɜrvə,tʃur ] noun uncount TECHNICAL the way in which something curves: the angle of curvature a. MEDICAL a medical condition in which a part of your body, usually your back, is curved too much: curvature of the spine … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
curvature — cur•va•ture [[t]ˈkɜr və tʃər, ˌtʃʊər[/t]] n. 1) the act of curving or the state of being curved 2) a curved condition, often abnormal: curvature of the spine[/ex] 3) the degree of curving of a line or surface 4) math. Geom. a) (at a point on a… … From formal English to slang
