curvative noun 4adjective 1forms 1 noun4 •One of the curved walls of the stomach.Hyperperistalsis (gastric), with an increase of the number (three or more ) and depth of the waves on both curvatives, is seen typically in obstructing lesions of the duodenum. — 1924 •A convexity or concavity in a surface.The five brooms have independent adjustments to conform, to curvatives in the road. — 1925 •A curved deformation.Within these limits the maximum sale deflection of a beam of uniform curve may be taken as double that of a similar beam in which the curvative under stress, is a parabola. — 1905 •The first partial derivative of a function that describes a surface.Examination of waves larger than 60 metres will depend on the accuracy with which the spatial derivatives (tilts, curvatives, etc.) of the surface can be obtained. — 1977 adjective1 •Having slightly curved margins or sides. formscurvatives
