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   incurvate

   verb

   • 1. curve inwards: "the horn-shaped pathway incurvates"

   adjective

   • 1. curved inwards: "the haft element is short and broad with an incurvate base"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as an adjective): from Latin incurvat- ‘bent into a curve’, from the verb incurvare.

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   • 1. incurvation noun

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   What does Incurvate mean?

   • Blossom Word Game Pick the best words! Famous Novels, Last Lines Quiz Needless to say, spoiler alert. The meaning of INCURVATE is to cause to curve inward : bend.

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   What does curved inward mean?

   • Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical . To cause to bend into an inward curve. Curved inward. in′cur·va′tion n. in·cur′va·ture′ (-və-cho͝or′, -chər) n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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   What does curved mean?

   • curved, especially inward. , in·cur·vat·ed, in·cur·vat·ing. to make curved; turn from a straight line or course; curve, especially inward. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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   How do you know if a blade is Incurvate or beveled?

   • The blade is incurvate, beveled on each side of both faces, and is in rare instances serrated. The stem is usually straight but may be expanded, with straight or incurvate side edges. The stem side edges may be slightly incurvate, slightly excurvate, or straight. The stem side edges are usually incurvate or straight and beveled.

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   incurvate in American English. (ɪnˈkɜrvɪt ; ɪnˈkɜrˌveɪt ; ˈɪnkərvɪt ; ˈɪnkərˌveɪt ; for v. ɪnˈkɜrˌveɪt ; ˈɪnkərˌveɪt ) adjective. 1. bent or curving inward. verb transitive, verb intransitive Word forms: inˈcurˌvated or inˈcurˌvating. 2. to bend or curve inward.

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     incurvate in American English ( adjective ˈɪnkɜːrˌveit ,...

   • Incursive

     INCURSIVE definition: making incursions | Meaning,...

   • Incurring

     3 meanings: → See incur 1. to make oneself subject to...

   • Incurvity

     Archaic the quality of having inward curvature.... Click for...

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   The meaning of INCURVATE is to cause to curve inward : bend.

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   Incurvate definition: curved, especially inward.. See examples of INCURVATE used in a sentence.

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   There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb incurvate, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   verb. cause to curve inward. “gravity incurvates the rays”. see more. see less. type of: bend, deform, flex, turn, twist. cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form. adjective.

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   Incurvate means to bend or cause to bend inward, or to be curved inward. See the origin, usage, and synonyms of incurvate from various dictionaries and sources.