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incurvate

[ adjective in-kur-veyt, in-kur-vit; verb in-kur-veyt, in-kur-veyt ]

adjective

  1. curved, especially inward.


verb (used with object)

incurvated, incurvating.
  1. to make curved; turn from a straight line or course; curve, especially inward.

incurvate

/ ɪˈɜːəʃə /

verb

  1. to curve or cause to curve inwards
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. curved inwards
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌԳܰˈپDz, noun
  • incurvature, noun
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  • ·ܰ··ٳܰ [in-, kur, -v, uh, -cher], cܰ·tDz noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of incurvate1

1570–80; < Latin Գܰٳܲ, past participle of Գܰ. See incurve, -ate 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of incurvate1

C16: from Latin Գܰ ( vb )
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Example Sentences

Beak incurvated as if broken, denticulate; feet webbed: 1 species.

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Tzimpuztequi, on the other hand, besides meaning lame, also signified something crooked, bent or incurvated.

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In his compliments to the Shah, Saadi says,—"The incurvated back of the sky became straight with joy at thy birth."

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An uneasiness in a horizontal posture attends it, but no disposition to incurvate the body forward.

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The after part of a ship's bow, before the chess-tree, or that where the planks begin to be incurvated as they approach the stem.

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