ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Incurvate

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈɪŋkə(ɹ)vɪt/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Incurvate is an adjective meaning bending inwards.

Meaning

bending inwards.

More Meanings

  1. Curved; bent; crooked.
  2. (transitive) To bend (especially inwards); to give a curved shape to.
  3. (intransitive) to have a curved or bent shape; to bend or curve inwards.

Example Sentences

He noted that the flower's petals were incurvate.
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

Word Forms

Synonyms for incurvate

Depending on context, synonyms include curved, curving, incurved.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include incurved, curving, curved, curvated, curvate, upcurved.

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