Concept information
Preferred term
radius of curvature
Definition
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In differential geometry, the radius of curvature, R, is the reciprocal of the curvature. For a curve, it equals the radius of the circular arc which best approximates the curve at that point. For surfaces, the radius of curvature is the radius of a circle that best fits a normal section or combinations thereof.
(Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radius_of_curvature)
Broader concept
In other languages
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/PSR-B3NLKZLT-F
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