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degree of curve — a measure of the sharpness of curvature, for United States railroads usually being the angle subtended at the center of curvature by a chord 100 ft. long and for highways by an arc 100 ft. long * * * Railroads. See under curve (def. 5) … Useful english dictionary
Degree of curvature — This article is about the measure of curvature. For other uses, see degree (angle). Degree of curve or degree of curvature is a measure of curvature of a circular arc used in civil engineering for its easy use in layout surveying. A n degree… … Wikipedia
Curvature — Cur va*ture (k?r v? t?r; 135), n. [L. curvatura. See {Curvate}.] 1. The act of curving, or the state of being bent or curved; a curving or bending, normal or abnormal, as of a line or surface from a rectilinear direction; a bend; a curve. Cowper … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Curvature of the spine — Curvature Cur va*ture (k?r v? t?r; 135), n. [L. curvatura. See {Curvate}.] 1. The act of curving, or the state of being bent or curved; a curving or bending, normal or abnormal, as of a line or surface from a rectilinear direction; a bend; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Curve fitting — best fit redirects here. For placing ( fitting ) variable sized objects in storage, see fragmentation (computer). Curve fitting is the process of constructing a curve, or mathematical function, that has the best fit to a series of data points,… … Wikipedia
Curvature — In mathematics, curvature refers to any of a number of loosely related concepts in different areas of geometry. Intuitively, curvature is the amount by which a geometric object deviates from being flat, or straight in the case of a line, but this … Wikipedia
Curve — For other uses, see Curve (disambiguation). A parabola, a simple example of a curve In mathematics, a curve (also called a curved line in older texts) is, generally speaking, an object similar to a line but which is not required to be straight.… … Wikipedia
curvature — /kerr veuh cheuhr, choor /, n. 1. the act of curving or the state of being curved. 2. a curved condition, often abnormal: curvature of the spine. 3. the degree of curving of a line or surface. 4. Geom. a. (at a point on a curve) the derivative of … Universalium
curvature — cur•va•ture [[t]ˈkɜr və tʃər, ˌtʃʊər[/t]] n. 1) the act of curving or the state of being curved 2) a curved condition, often abnormal: curvature of the spine[/ex] 3) the degree of curving of a line or surface 4) math. Geom. a) (at a point on a… … From formal English to slang
curve deficiency — noun The difference between the number of double points on a curve and the maximum possible for a curve of that degree <! There is a second meaning that is something to do with the curvature of a road … Wiktionary
curvature — [ kə:vətʃə] 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 … English new terms dictionary
