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/ri kerr"vit, -vayt/, adj.bent back or backward; recurved.[1590-1600; < L recurvatus (ptp. of recurvare) to bend backwards, equiv. to re- RE- + curv(us) CURVE + -atus -ATE1]
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Recurvate — Re*cur vate (r?*k?r v?t), a. [L. recurvatus, p. p. of recurvare. See {Re }, and {Curvate}.] (Bot.) Recurved. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Recurvate — Re*cur vate ( v?t), v. t. To bend or curve back; to recurve. Pennant. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
recurvate — [rē kʉr′vit, rē kʉr′vāt΄] adj. [L recurvatus, pp.] recurved; bent back … English World dictionary
recurvate — re·cur·vate … English syllables
recurvate — /riˈkɜvət/ (say ree kervuht), / veɪt/ (say vayt) adjective recurved. {Latin recurvātus, past participle} …
recurvate — adjective curved backward or inward • Syn: ↑recurved • Similar to: ↑curved, ↑curving … Useful english dictionary
recurved recurvate — 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
arced arched arching arciform arcuate bowed — 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
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
falcate sickle-shaped — 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
