curvature

nouns

(medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal
"curvature of the spine"
curvature
is derived from
curve
is derived from
curve
domain category
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
medical specialty, medicine
is a type of (narrower)
a state at a particular time
"a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
condition, status
the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve
curvature
is a type of (narrower)
the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx
derivative, derived function, differential, differential coefficient, first derivative
the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
curvature, curve
is derived from
curve