curve (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. sĭnus, ūs (strictly a recess)2. flexus, ūs3. curvātūra (i. e. the thing curved)4. curvāmen, ĭnis, n.5. anfractus, ūs • curve (subs.): 1. sĭnus, ūs (strictly a recess): wide c.s (of a coast), lati s., Tac. Ger. 1: to whirl a javelin round in a larger c., majore s. spiculum rotare, Liv. 42, 65. 2. flexus, ūs: v. bend. 3. curvātūra (i. e. the thing curved): Ov.: Plin. 4. curvāmen, ĭnis, n.: with a gentle c., molli c., Plin. 5. anfractus, ūs: v. winding.