recurve

[ ri-kurv ]

verb (used with or without object)

, re·curved, re·curv·ing.

1. to curve or bend back or backward.

recurve

/ rɪˈkɜːv /

verb

1. to curve or bend (something) back or down or (of something) to be so curved or bent

Word History and Origins

Origin of recurve¹

1590–1600; < Latin recurvāre, equivalent to re- re- + curvāre to curve

Word History and Origins

Origin of recurve¹

C16: from Latin recurvāre from re- + curvāre to curve

Example Sentences

So again in 747 and 748 the recurve appears primarily as a highlight; is that correct?

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And the actual highlight showing the curve and recurve still appears as point D?

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The outer petals recurve, as the flower develops, until they meet at the stem, thus giving us a ball-like blossom.

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It must be free of any appendages abutting upon the outside of the recurve at a right angle.

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A sufficient recurve may be defined as that part of a recurving ridge between the shoulders of a loop.

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Related Words

• bend
• loop