Thesaurus results for INCURVATURE

incurvature

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Definition of incurvature

as in loop

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To avoid a retaliation claim, keep decisions about Steve’s role, performance, and development consistent and documented, and loop in someone beyond his manager.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026
EmArm uses a perception-action loop to translate tactile measurements into movement commands.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of loop

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The effects crew also rebuilt Rocky’s transparent xenonite barriers digitally to remove reflections, hide operators and maintain the complicated play of light through the set.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026
But then the story stalls, zeroes in on some incidental detail, and collapses into a mode of reflection that is circular and recursive.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of reflection

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From shredding the slopes in the winter to floating on the water in the summer, the unofficial capital of the Sierra Nevada sees outdoorsy travelers constantly flocking to its campsites and cabins.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
The land on which Thwaites sits slopes downward, meaning as the glacier melts, more ice is exposed to warm ocean water.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026

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While the collection draws inspiration from the brand’s past, elements have been retooled for a modern twist.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Rather than doing a literal adaptation, the creators kept the book’s DNA and tweaked the ideas of evil, temptation and power with a contemporary twist.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of twist

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The touchdown pass happened during a trick play, in which quarterback Fletch Palmer handed the ball to Adrian Petero, who lateraled the ball back to Palmer, who threw a perfect spiral down the middle to Mosley.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez decided to fast-forward that gradual doom spiral by publicly criticising those at board level.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of spiral

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How much cleavage, compression, flexure, impact, tension, or shear is required to break the plane of a Titebond bond?

— Virginia Heffernan, Wired, 5 Jan. 2022
Processes such as hydrofracture and flexure remain understudied, and ice-sheet models do not yet include realistic treatment of these processes.

— Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2021

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