Word · Frequency #10901
curvatures
弯曲
curvatures is the plural of curvature.
a curving or bending, often abnormal, especially in medicine
此义项主要用于医学，常指异常弯曲。
- 1.
The shape of something curved.
弯曲物体的形状。
- 2.
(medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal
(医学)弯曲或弯折；通常为异常
- 3.
The extent to which a subspace is curved within a metric space.
子空间在度量空间内弯曲的程度。
- 4.
the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve
曲线与切线之间角度变化的速率(在一点)
- 5.
The extent to which a Riemannian manifold is intrinsically curved.
黎曼流形内在弯曲的程度。
- 6.
the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
线或表面的弯曲特性
弯曲物体的形状。；(医学)弯曲或弯折；通常为异常；子空间在度量空间内弯曲的程度。；曲线与切线之间角度变化的速率(在一点)；黎曼流形内在弯曲的程度。
In use
The doctor said the patient has a slight curvature of the spine.
Severe curvature in the bones can affect a person's posture.
An X-ray revealed an abnormal curvature in her lower back.
curvature of the spine
the curvature of [something]
在医学语境中，curvature 与 of 连用，后接具体部位。
The X-ray showed the curvature of the patient's spine.
X光片显示了病人脊柱的弯曲。
a curvature in [body part]
in 结构强调弯曲发生的部位，a 指一处具体的弯曲。
The doctor found a curvature in his spine.
医生在他的脊柱中发现了一处弯曲。
Connections
Collocations
- spinal curvature
- 脊柱弯曲
- The doctor noticed a slight spinal curvature.医生注意到轻微的脊柱弯曲。
- abnormal curvature
- 异常弯曲
- An abnormal curvature of the spine can cause back pain.脊柱异常弯曲会导致背痛。
- curvature of the cornea
- 角膜曲率
- The curvature of the cornea affects vision.角膜曲率影响视力。
- curvature of the lens
- 晶状体曲率
- The curvature of the lens changes when you focus.聚焦时晶状体曲率会改变。
- degree of curvature
- 弯曲度
- The surgeon measured the degree of curvature.外科医生测量了弯曲度。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 curve（弯曲）：curvature 就是脊柱侧弯时那道弯曲的弧线，记住这个词表示弯曲或曲率。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：medical reports、mathematics and physics texts、scientific papers curvature 是较正式的科技用词，通常用于医学、数学、物理等专业语境；日常口语中更常用 curve 或 bending。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ture 拼写结尾，美式读音中词尾均为 /tʃɚ/，与 curvature 的末尾音节相同；但它们的重音位置不同，因此并不与 curvature 严格押韵。furniture 与 curvature 的重音都在首音节且同为 /ɝ/，但后续辅音不一致，只能算相近音；nature、picture、culture、gesture 中的 -ture 虽读音相同，但不是同韵词。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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