curvaturae
Dictionary entries
- Entry →curvatura, curvaturae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Science
curve/bend, curved shape/outline/part; rounding (L+S); vault/arched ceiling;
dat. sg.gen. sg.loc. sg.nom. pl.voc. pl. - Entry →curvo, curvare, curvavi, curvatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
bend/arch, make curved/bent; form a curve; make stoop/bow/yield; influence;
dat. sg. fut. act. part.gen. sg. fut. act. part.nom. pl. fut. act. part.voc. pl. fut. act. part.
Examples
- L
Liber XIX
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...aspice: Aureus axis erat, temo aureus, aurea summae curvatura rotae, radiorum argenteus ordo. Denique quod optimum videri volunt..." - L
Libri XIV-XV
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...desimus. 'Democritus' inquit 'invenisse dicitur fornicem, ut lapidum curvatura paulatim inclinatorum medio saxo alligaretur.' Hoc dicam falsum esse..." - P
Metamorphoses II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...currus. aureus axis erat, temo aureus, aurea summae curvatura rotae, radiorum argenteus ordo; per iuga chrysolithi positaeque..."
