as in curve
something that curves or is curved
curvature of the spine is called scoliosis
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Recent Examples of curvature
The Lover’s Knot originally had an extra 19 pearls pointed upright from each diamond curvature, according to Claire Scott, Design and Development Director at Garrard, per Natural Diamonds.
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Elle Meier, InStyle, 29 Dec. 2025
After two years, 43 saw sufficient improvement in the curvature of their spines.
—Kate Snow, NBC news, 4 Dec. 2025
The 1,800mm curvature gives you the perfect amount of immersion for flight sims, shooters, and all your favorite games.
—PC Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025
Benjamin Franklin would invent bifocals in 1874, Thomas Young would spot the uneven curvature of the cornea (astigmatism) in 1801, and steel wire would be developed in metal frames after 1837.
—Daniel Fusch, Ascend Agency, 11 Nov. 2025
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Elle Meier, InStyle, 29 Dec. 2025
After two years, 43 saw sufficient improvement in the curvature of their spines.
—Kate Snow, NBC news, 4 Dec. 2025
The 1,800mm curvature gives you the perfect amount of immersion for flight sims, shooters, and all your favorite games.
—PC Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025
Benjamin Franklin would invent bifocals in 1874, Thomas Young would spot the uneven curvature of the cornea (astigmatism) in 1801, and steel wire would be developed in metal frames after 1837.
—Daniel Fusch, Ascend Agency, 11 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curvature
Noun
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For leaders who have never led a transaction—or who underestimate what happens after the deal closes—the learning curve is steep, and the margin for error is thin.—
Jennifer J. Fondrevay,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Sidings inverts that curve, bookending the ambient drift of its middle suite with its most towering, brutalist kosmische slabs.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
29 Jan. 2026
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It has long been said that the arc of the moral universe bends towards justice.—
David Ostendorf,
Time,
29 Jan. 2026
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The land was a former family vineyard and cherry tree orchard -- an elevated site draped along a bend of high ridges and exposed bluffs that fall toward the water.—
Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Several bystanders recorded videos of the encounter from different angles.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
25 Jan. 2026
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But some people with different ideological positions saw different videos, from different angles, and reached totally different conclusions about what happened — partly due to cues from political leaders.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Curvature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curvature. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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