recurvate

[ ri-kur-vit, -veyt ]

/ rɪˈkɜr vɪt, -veɪt /

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adjective

bent back or backward; recurved.

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Origin of recurvate

1590–1600; <Latin recurvātus (past participle of recurvāre) to bend backwards, equivalent to re- re- + curv(us) curve + -ātus-ate¹

Words nearby recurvate

recursion formula, recursive, recursive definition, recursive function, recursive subroutine, recurvate, recurve, recurved, recusancy, recusant, recuse

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How to use recurvate in a sentence

The blade is recurvate—constricted in the hafting area above the auricles.
Handbook of Alabama Archaeology: Part I Point Types|James W. Cambron
The shoulders are inversely tapered with narrow barbs that may be expanded, especially on examples with recurvate blade edges.
Handbook of Alabama Archaeology: Part I Point Types|James W. Cambron
One example of the cotypes has one straight and one recurvate blade edge.
Handbook of Alabama Archaeology: Part I Point Types|James W. Cambron
The blade is usually recurvate, but may be excurvate with an acute distal end.
Handbook of Alabama Archaeology: Part I Point Types|James W. Cambron

The blade is usually excurvate but may be slightly recurvate; the distal end is usually acute but may be broad.
Handbook of Alabama Archaeology: Part I Point Types|James W. Cambron

British Dictionary definitions for recurvate

recurvate

/ (rɪˈkɜːvɪt, -veɪt) /

adjective

rare bent back

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