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radius of curvature

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radius of curvature [′rād·ē·əs əv ′kər·və·chər]
(mathematics)
The radius of the circle of curvature at a point of a curve.


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5, the conical wire coil gives concentrated field lines around the wire surface because of its small radius of curvature.
The minimum radius of curvature of the profile is at least equal to twenty percent of the height of the cutaway section.
An interface allows the user to input individual parameters, including the subject's bone radius of curvature and muscle tissue thickness based on ultrasound and/or MRI scans as well as the bone and muscle's elastic moduli and Poisson's ratios (Figure 2).
 
 
 
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