incurvate

American  

[in-kur-veyt, in-kur-vit, in-kur-veyt, in-kur-veyt] / ˈɪn kɜrˌveɪt, ɪnˈkɜr vɪt, ˈɪn kɜrˌveɪt, ɪnˈkɜr veɪt /

adjective

1. curved, especially inward.

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verb (used with object)

incurvated, incurvating

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

incurvate British  

/ ɪnˈkɜːvətʃə /

verb

1. to curve or cause to curve inwards

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adjective

1. curved inwards

Other Word Forms

• incurvation noun
• incurvature noun

Etymology

Origin of incurvate

1570–80; < Latin incurvātus, past participle of incurvāre. See incurve, -ate ¹

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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Related Words

• bow
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