curvity

[Fr. curvité, from Lat. curvitas; curvus curved, crooked.] A curving, a bending, an inflection; curvature. "... give a greater curvity to the posture of the o icles."-Holder: On Speech. curv-o-graph, s . [Lat. curvus curved, bent; Gr. grapho to write, to describe.] An instrument for drawing a curve without reference to the center. It is usually an elastic strip, which is adjustable to a given curve, and serves to transfer the latter to another plat or another place on the plat. [ARCOGRAPH, CYCLOGRAPH.] cus-cō, s. [From Cuzco in Lower Peru, whence the bark is obtained.]