How to Use curvature in a Sentence

curvature

noun
  • The machine measures the eyeball's degree of curvature.
  • The lenses have different curvatures.
  • Up that high, the curvature of the earth and the darkness of space can be seen with the naked eye.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2024
  • There are rooms at the end of each hallway that have a curvature to the outside wall.
    — Dewayne Bevil, OrlandoSentinel.com, 2 May 2018
  • The curvature of space-time due to the presence of objects with mass.
    — James Geach, Discover Magazine, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Fairy tales of youth, age and missing persons set in the curvature of time.
    — Robert Lloyd, latimes.com, 15 Dec. 2017
  • Leg room is adequate, helped by the curvature of the front seats.
    — Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 16 Dec. 2017
  • Due to the curvature of the ear canals, debris can become trapped.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Good Housekeeping, 22 Jan. 2020
  • That way, the curvature of the camera bump will match the phone’s corners.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 22 Apr. 2022
  • And there happened to be like a leather pouch at the bottom and just the curvature of the top of it.
    — Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The crew will also be able to observe the curvature of the planet.
    — Katie Song, Variety, 10 Oct. 2021
  • Fuller suffered from a curvature of the spine, which made her slouch, and from myopia, which made her squint.
    — James Marcus, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
  • The flatter puddle shape in front has less curvature than the smaller shape in back.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Even the curvature of the Moai heads—both places to grip, and surfaces that are hard to get a grip.
    — Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful, 29 June 2020
  • Just look at the curvatures displayed by the unique design setting it apart from the rest.
    — Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Depending on the curvature of space, the sum of the angles can vary.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 23 May 2026
  • That includes the darkness of space, the stars and the curvature of the Earth.
    — J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2021
  • At the end of this curvature are the main mouse buttons, which rest at a steep, sloping angle.
    — Benjamin Levin, CNN Underscored, 10 June 2020
  • Which meant that while the curvature lines might live on planes and spheres, the overall surface wouldn’t be a torus.
    — Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 20 Jan. 2026
  • And, of course, every room will have a stellar view of the curvature of the Earth.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Sep. 2019
  • Meanwhile, the second one is the mean curvature.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The two defining traits of a ski that rails are more curvature along its edges and less distance between them.
    — Dan Schwartz, Outside Online, 5 Mar. 2021
  • As light from the background source navigates this curvature, its path is curved.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 June 2026
  • This hair has to do with the rate of change, or the gradient, of space-time’s curvature at the horizon.
    — Gaurav Khanna, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2024
  • The model was so vast that design of the panels had to account for the curvature of the earth.
    — Nate Berg, Curbed, 7 Nov. 2018
  • This relationship connects the size of a cube to the curvature of space in and around it.
    — Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 16 Aug. 2023
  • That’s how spatial curvature works.
    — Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The spleen nearly touches the curvature of the stomach and a section of the colon.
    — D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2019
  • Poor design and failure to adopt lights that swivel with the curvature of the road are hurting.
    — Nathan Bomey, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2018
  • An eyelash lift is a treatment that lengthens and lifts the curvature of the lashes.
    — Lorena Meouchi, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2024

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