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   Cur·va·ture

   /ˈkərvəCHo͝or/

   

   noun

   • 1. the fact of being curved or the degree to which something is curved: "spinal curvature"
   • ▪ the degree to which a curve deviates from a straight line, or a curved surface deviates from a plane.
   • ▪ a numerical quantity expressing curvature.

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin curvatura, from curvare (see curve).

   Scrabble Points: 14

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