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incurvate
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb incurvate has 2 senses
- incurvate(v = verb.motion) Array - bend inwards; "The body incurvates a little at the back" is one way to bend, flex
- incurvate(v = verb.contact) Array - cause to curve inward; "gravity incurvates the rays" is one way to bend, deform, flex, turn, twist
Derived forms noun incurvation2, noun incurvation1
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
Derived forms noun incurvation2, noun incurvation1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Adjective incurvate has 1 sense
- incurvate(s = adj.all) incurved - bent into or having an inward curve; Array
CIDE DICTIONARY
incurvate, a. [L. incurvatus, p. p. of incurvare to crook; pref. in- in + curvus bent. See Curve, and cf. Incurve.].
Curved; bent; crooked. Derham. [1913 Webster]
incurvate, v. t.
To turn from a straight line or course; to bend; to crook. Cheyne. [1913 Webster]
ROGET THESAURUS
incurvate
Curvature
VB be curved curve, sweep, sway, swag, sag, deviate, curl, turn, reenter, render curved, flex, bend, curve, incurvate, inflect, deflect, scatter, refract (light), crook, turn, round, arch, arcuate, arch over, concamerate, bow, curl, recurve, frizzle, rotundity, convexity.
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