curvity

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noun

The state of being curved; a bending in a regular form; crookedness.

OriginLatin curvitas →
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Meanings

nouncurvity (countable and uncountable, plural curvities)

plural curvities

  1. countableuncountableThe 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 Ossicles

    1669, 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

Origin

  1. Latincurvitas
  2. Englishcurvity

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

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APA

curvity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curvity

MLA

“curvity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curvity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “curvity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curvity.

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