Arcuation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Arcuation is a noun meaning The act of bending or curving; the state of being bent; crookedness.
Meaning
The act of bending or curving; the state of being bent; crookedness.
More Meanings
- (botany) A method of propagating trees by bending branches to the ground and covering the small shoots with earth; layering.
Example Sentences
flowering Shrubs, which are propagated or raised by Arcuation, or laying
In the practice of arcuation, the voussoirs or arch - stones are so cut , that their joints are perpendicular to the arch or to its tangent , at the points where they respectively fall
Word Forms
- arcuations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include curvation, bent, incurvation, curvity, crooking, crook.
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