incurvate

incurvate
incurvature /in kerr"veuh cheuhr/, incurvation, n.
adj. /in"kerr vayt', in kerr"vit/; v. /in"kerr vayt', in kerr"vayt/, adj., v., incurvated, incurvating.
adj.
1. curved, esp. inward.
v.t.
2. to make curved; turn from a straight line or course; curve, esp. inward.
[1570-80; < L incurvatus, ptp. of incurvare. See INCURVE, -ATE1]

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  • Incurvate — In*cur vate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incurvated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Incurvating}.] To turn from a straight line or course; to bend; to crook. Cheyne. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Incurvate — In*cur vate, 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • incurvate — [in kʉr′vit, in kʉr′vāt΄; in′kərvit, in′kərvāt΄; ] for v. [ in kʉr′vāt΄, in′kərvāt΄] adj. [L incurvatus, pp. of incurvare: see INCURVE] bent or curving inward vt., vi. incurvated, incurvating to bend or curve inward incurvation n. incurvature [in …   English World dictionary

  • incurvate — transitive verb ( vated; vating) Date: 1578 to cause to curve inward ; bend • incurvate adjective • incurvation noun • incurvature noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • incurvate — 1. adjective bending inwards. He noted that the flowers petals were incurvate. 2. verb a) To bend (especially inwards); to give a curved shape to. b) …   Wiktionary

  • incurvate incurved — curved curved adj. 1. not straight; having or marked by curves. Opposite of {straight}. Note: [Narrower terms: {arced, arched, arching, arciform, arcuate, bowed}; {falcate, sickle shaped}; {flexuous}; {incurvate, incurved}: {recurved, recurvate}; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • incurvate — v. bend or curve inward adj. curved inward, bent, incurved …   English contemporary dictionary

  • incurvate — verb ɪnkə:veɪt [usu. as adjective incurvated] curve inwards. adjective ɪn kə:vət curved inwards. Derivatives incurvation noun Origin ME: from L. incurvat , incurvare bend into a curve …   English new terms dictionary

  • incurvate — I. v. a. Bend, bow, crook, curve, make crooked. II. a. (Bot.) Hooked, curved, bowed, crooked, aduncous, arcuate …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • incurvate — in·cur·vate …   English syllables

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