English → Latin
“curvature” in Latin
curvāmena bend, vaultingcurvĭtascrookednessaduncitāshookedness, aduncitycurvōto crook, bend, bow, curveflectōto bend, curve or bow; to deviate, distract; to turn or curlānfrāctusbend, curve, turning; curvature; circuit, revolutiontorqueōto spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve; to twist, wind, bend awry, distort; to hurl violently, twirl (around the sinusa bent surface; a curve, fold, hollow; a gulf, bay, bight; the chord of an arc; a sinerōstrumbill or beak of a bird; snout or muzzle of an animal; prow of a ship
The English word curvature itself goes back to Latin curvus, through curvare.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
curvature
curvamen (curved direction, as permanent and existing appearance): curvitas: aduncitas (as quality in abstracto; e.g., of the beak, rostri): curvatura: flexura (curvature, in relation to other local objects): flexus (a bending): anfractus (the bending or winding, especially of a road; hence, from the context = winding of a road, in general): tortus (a winding): sinus (any winding, in the shape of a bay).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for curvature?
- The usual Latin words for “curvature” are curvāmen, curvĭtas, aduncitās; also curvō, flectō, ānfrāctus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.