curve vs curvature

curvature vs curve

curve and curvature both are nouns.

curve is a verb but curvature is not a verb.

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

As nouns, curve and curvature are synonyms defined as:

curve and curvature: the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface

curve (noun)	curvature (noun)
a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter	the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve
curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)	the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface	(medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal
a line on a graph representing data
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

curve (verb)	curvature (verb)
form a curl, curve, or kink
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
form an arch or curve
bend or cause to bend
extend in curves and turns

Difference between curve and curvature

Words related to "curve"

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