Meanings
nounGaussian curvature (countable and uncountable, plural Gaussian curvatures)
plural Gaussian curvatures
- countableuncountabledifferential geometryThe product of the principal curvatures of a surface at a given point.
Synonyms: Gauss curvature
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe product of the principal curvatures of a surface at a given point.
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Translations
Bulgarian гаусова кривина
- гаусова кривина (gausova krivina)product of principal curvatures
Polish krzywizna Gaussa
- krzywizna Gaussaproduct of principal curvatures
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