curvature vs straightness

curvature and straightness both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
curvature	Yes	No	No	No
straightness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, straightness is a hyponym of curvature; that is, straightness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than curvature:

curvature: the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
straightness: (of hair) lack of a tendency to curl

Other hyponyms of curvature include curliness, waviness, spoke misalignment.

curvature (noun)	straightness (noun)
the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve	a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex
the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface	freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles
(medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal	(of hair) lack of a tendency to curl
	having honest intentions
	trueness of course toward a goal

curvature vs straightness

curvature and straightness both are nouns.

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