Definition
The degree to which a curve deviates from being straight, or the action of curving or bending. In mathematics, it measures how sharply a geometric object curves at a particular point.
Etymology
From Latin curvatura, from curvus meaning 'curved, bent.' The word entered English in the 17th century through French courbature, evolving from the mathematical concept of measuring deviation from straightness.
Kelly Says
Einstein's theory of general relativity revolutionized our understanding of curvature by proposing that massive objects actually curve spacetime itself - what we experience as gravity is really just objects following the curved paths through this warped fabric of reality. The curvature of space near a black hole is so extreme that not even light can escape once it crosses the event horizon.
Translations
CACatalà
curvatura
kur-vah-TOO-rah
DADansk
krumning
KROO-ming
DEDeutsch
Krümmung
KROO-mung
ELΕλληνικά
καμπυλότητα
kam-py-LO-ti-tah
ESEspañol
curvatura
kur-bah-TOO-rah
FISuomi
kaarevuus
KAH-reh-voo-s
FRFrançais
courbure
koor-BYUR
HAHA
kunyewa
koo-nyeh-wah
HEעברית
עקמומיות
ik-moo-MEE-yot
HUMagyar
görbület
GUR-byoo-let
IDBahasa Indonesia
kelengkungan
kə-ləng-kung-an
ITItaliano
curvatura
kur-vah-TOO-rah
MSBahasa Melayu
kelengkungan
kə-ləng-kung-an
MYမြန်မာ
လှည်းနေပုံ
hlye nay pone
NLNederlands
kromming
KROH-ming
NONorsk
krumning
KROO-ming
PLPolski
krzywizna
KSHIH-viz-nah
PTPortuguês
curvatura
kur-vah-TOO-rah
RORomână
curbură
KUR-bur-uh
RUРусский
кривизна
KREE-veez-nah
SVSvenska
krökning
KROH-king
SWKiswahili
upinduzi
oo-PEEN-doo-zee
TRTürkçe
eğrilik
eh-REEL-ik
UKУкраїнська
кривина
KREE-vee-nah
VITiếng Việt
độ cong
đô kong
YOYO
ìfọwọ́sàn
ee-foh-woh-SAHN
ZUZU
ukugibela
oo-koo-gee-BEH-lah