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curvity

curvity noun: the state of being curved; a bending in a regular form; crookedness.

Noun

curvity (countable and uncountable, plural curvities)

  1. The state of being curved; a bending in a regular form; crookedness.
    • the joyned ends of that Bone, and the Incus receding, make a more acute Angle at that joynt, and give a greater Curvity to the posture of the said three Ossicles1669, William Holder, Elements of Speech: An Essay of Inquiry into the Natural Production of Letters: […], London: […] T. N[ewcomb] for J[ohn] Martyn printer to the R[oyal] Society, […], →OCLC

Forms of curvity

pluralcurvities

Origin of curvity

From Latin curvitas, from curvus (“bent”). Compare French curvité.

Words formed from curvity

Questions about curvity

What does curvity mean?
Curvity means the state of being curved; a bending in a regular form; crookedness.
What part of speech is curvity?
Curvity is a noun.
What is the plural of curvity?
The plural of curvity is curvities.

Words near curvity in the dictionary

  1. curviplanar
  2. curvirostral
  3. curviserial
  4. curvital
  5. curvities
  6. curvity
  7. curvograph
  8. curvographs
  9. curvometer
  10. curvometers
  11. curvularin

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