View synonyms for recurve

recurve

[ ri-kurv ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with or without object)

, re·curved, re·curv·ing.

recurve

/ rɪˈkɜːv /

to curve or bend (something) back or down or (of something) to be so curved or bent

Origin of recurve¹

1590–1600; < Latin recurvāre, equivalent to re- re- + curvāre to curve

Origin of recurve¹

C16: from Latin recurvāre from re- + curvāre to curve

So again in 747 and 748 the recurve appears primarily as a highlight; is that correct?

And the actual highlight showing the curve and recurve still appears as point D?

The outer petals recurve, as the flower develops, until they meet at the stem, thus giving us a ball-like blossom.

It must be free of any appendages abutting upon the outside of the recurve at a right angle.

A sufficient recurve may be defined as that part of a recurving ridge between the shoulders of a loop.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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