curvature
NOUN
/kɜrvəʧər/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C
curvature is a valid 9-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3U1R1V4A1T1U1R1E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =14 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 28TRIPLE WORD → 42
MEANING
What does curvature mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
The property possessed by the curving of a line or surface.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
RELATED
2
(medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal.
“curvature of the spine”
BROADER
RELATED
3
The rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve.
BROADER