curvature
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
curvature /ˈkəːvətʃə/
▶noun the fact of being curved or the degree to which something is curved.
■ Geometry the degree to which a curve deviates from a straight line, or a curved surface deviates from a plane.
'curvature' also found in these Oxford entries:
astigmatism
- camber
- centre
- dip
- dowager's hump
- Dupuytren's contracture
- evolute
- fold
- inflection
- inflection point
- kyphosis
- lordosis
- rocker
- scoliosis
- spring
