curvatura

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ἀμείνω δ' αἴσιμα πάντα (Odyssey VII.310 / XV.71) → all things are better in moderation

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

curvātūra: ae, f. id.,
I a bending, rounding, bend (not ante-Aug.).
I Abstr., Vitr. 2, 8, 11; Plin. 2, 17, 14, § 72; 10, 19, 21, § 42 al.—
II Concr., a vault: camerae, an arched ceiling, Vitr. 7, 3: rotae, i. e. the rim, Ov. M. 2, 108.