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curvature

/ˈkɜɹ.və.tʃəɹ/ noun C1
  1. The shape of something curved. (countable, uncountable)
  2. The extent to which a subspace is curved within a metric space. (countable, uncountable)
  3. The extent to which a Riemannian manifold is intrinsically curved. (countable, uncountable)

Plural curvatures

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Picture to yourself the unilateral development, the imminent danger of a spinal curvature.
The Valley of Fear, p. 65 · C1

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