Meaning of INCURVATION
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- [n] the action of creating a curved shape
- [n] a shape that curves or bends inward
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| | Synonyms: | | concave shape, concavity, incurvature |
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| | See Also: | | bending, bowl, corner, cup, depression, fossa, impression, imprint, indentation, indenture, niche, pit, pocket, recess, recession, scoop, solid, trough | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In`cur*va"tion\, n. [L. incurvatio: cf. F.
incurvation.]
1. The act of bending, or curving.
2. The state of being bent or curved; curvature.
An incurvation of the rays. --Derham.
3. The act of bowing, or bending the body, in respect or
reverence. ``The incurvations of the knee.'' --Bp. Hall.
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