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conformation vs curvature

curvature vs conformation

conformation and curvature both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
conformation Yes No No No
curvature Yes No No No
As nouns, curvature is a hyponym of conformation; that is, curvature is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than conformation:
  • conformation: any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
  • curvature: the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
Other hyponyms of conformation include keenness, sharpness, bluntness, dullness, topography, lobularity, concaveness, concavity, convexity, convexness, angularity, narrowing, curve, roundness, straightness, crookedness, stratification, rectilinearity.
conformation (noun) curvature (noun)
acting according to certain accepted standards the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline) the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
a symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing (medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal
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