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radius of curvature

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radius of curvature /ˈrādēəs əv, , ˈreɪdiəs əv, ə ˈkərvəCHər, ə ˈkərvətʃər/
noun Mathematics the radius of a circle which touches a curve at a given point and has the same tangent and curvature at that point.