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centre of curvature

 

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Noun centre of curvature has 1 sense
  1. center of curvature, centre of curvature - the center of the circle of curvature
    --1 is a kind of center, centre, midpoint

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Centre of Curvature

Noun: The centre point of a perfect circle or sphere from which all points on the curved surface are equidistant.

Example Sentence: The centre of curvature of a concave mirror is located in front of the mirror surface.


Noun (Physics): The point at the center of a mirror or lens, representing the geometric center of curvature.

Example Sentence: When light rays pass through a convex lens, they converge at the centre of curvature.


Noun (Optics): The point on the optical axis of a mirror or lens where a beam of light parallel to the axis will converge or from which it appears to diverge.

Example Sentence: The sunlight passing through the raindrops creates a beautiful rainbow with the center of curvature right above the ground.


Noun (Geometry): The point located on the interior of a circle where the perpendicular bisectors of a chord intersect.

Example Sentence: To find the centre of curvature of a circle, draw two perpendicular bisectors of any chord of the circle until they intersect.


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