1. (n.) The act of curving, or the state of being bent or curved; a curving or bending, normal or abnormal, as of a line or surface from a rectilinear direction; a bend; a curve.

2. (n.) The amount of degree of bending of a mathematical curve, or the tendency at any point to depart from a tangent drawn to the curve at that point.

AC arc Poulsen arc aperiodic discharge arc column arc discharge arc light arch bend bow brush discharge catacaustic catenary caustic circle color filter conchoid crook curl curvation curvature curve diacaustic dimmer discharge disruptive discharge electric discharge electric shock electric spark electrodeless discharge ellipse festoon floats flood floodlight footlights foots galvanic shock gelatin glow discharge hook hyperbola klieg light light plot lights limelight lituus marquee medium oscillatory discharge parabola round shock silent discharge sinus spark spark gap spot spotlight tracery