incurvate

[in-kur-veyt, in-kur-vit, in-kur-veyt, in-kur-veyt]

adjective

1. curved, especially inward.

verb (used with object)

incurvated, incurvating 

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

incurvate

/ ɪnˈkɜːvətʃə /

verb

1. to curve or cause to curve inwards

adjective

1. curved inwards

Other Word Forms

• incurvature noun
• incurvation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of incurvate¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of incurvate¹

C16: from Latin incurvāre ( vb )

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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