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Added 9 October 2026

curvature

/ˈkɜɹ.və.tʃəɹ/ noun

Latin root: curvare Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about curvature at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The shape of something curved.
The extent to which a subspace is curved within a metric space.
The extent to which a Riemannian manifold is intrinsically curved.

Origin

From Latin curvare, from Latin curvatura. See also curve. Displaced native Old English ġebīeġednes.

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