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straightness vs curvature

curvature vs straightness

straightness and curvature both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
straightness Yes No No No
curvature Yes No No No
As nouns, curvature is a hypernym of straightness; that is, curvature is a word with a broader meaning than straightness:
  • straightness: (of hair) lack of a tendency to curl
  • curvature: the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
Other hypernyms of straightness include curve.
straightness (noun) curvature (noun)
a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve
freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
(of hair) lack of a tendency to curl (medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal
having honest intentions
trueness of course toward a goal
Difference between straightness and curvature

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