bend (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. flexus, ūs2. anfractus, ūs3. curvāmen, ĭnis, n.4. curvātūra1. flecto, 3 (with pron. refl., or as pass.)2. inflecto, 33. inclīno, 1 (usu. reflect.) • bend (subs.): 1. flexus, ūs: in a b. of the road, in flexu viae, Liv.: the ears have horny passages and those with many b.s, aures corneolos habent introitus multisque cum flexibus, Cic. 2. anfractus, ūs: v. winding. 3. curvāmen, ĭnis, n.: Ov.: Plin. 4. curvātūra: Vitr.: Plin. Phr.: to make a b.: 1. flecto, 3 (with pron. refl., or as pass.): the wood makes a b. to the left, silva se flectit sinistrorsus, Caes.: the Euphrates makes a b. to the south, Euphrates ad meridiem flectitur, Plin. 2. inflecto, 3: the bay makes a b. towards the city, sinus ad urbem inflectitur, Cic. 3. inclīno, 1 (usu. reflect.): bodies must make a trifling b. in, paulum inclinare necesse est corpora, Lucr.: to b. towards anyone, inclinari ad aliquem, Quint.