racial
EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionaryd='sense-1-3a' class='sense '> : an abnormal curving (as of the spine)
: a curved surface of an organ
EnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryExamples
- //The lenses have different curvatures.
- //the curvature of the earth
- //The machine measures the eyeball's degree of curvature.
- //a disease that can cause curvature of the spine
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1curvature
noun
Synonyms
- something that curves or is curved //curvature of the spine is called scoliosisRelated Words: a curved surface of an organ
Examples
- //The lenses have different curvatures.
- //the curvature of the earth
- //The machine measures the eyeball's degree of curvature.
- //a disease that can cause curvature of the spine
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1curvature
noun
Synonyms
- something that curves or is curved //curvature of the spine is called scoliosis