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incurvate

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9
Pronunciation
/ˈɪŋkə(ɹ)vɪt/
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/ˈɪŋkə(ɹ)vɪt/ · /ˈɪŋkə(ɹ)veɪt/

Definition of incurvate

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. bending inwards.
    “He noted that the flower's petals were incurvate.”
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adj

  1. bending inwards.
    “He noted that the flower's petals were incurvate.”
  2. Curved; bent; crooked.

verb

  1. (transitive)To bend (especially inwards); to give a curved shape to.
    “Mr. Flamsteed's measures were taken with a micrometer that pinches or clasps the opposite edges of a planet which would incurvate the rays one way”
  2. (intransitive)to have a curved or bent shape; to bend or curve inwards.

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Etymology

The verb is first attested in 1578, the adjective in 1647; borrowed from Latin incurvātus, perfect passive participle of incurvō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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