incurvate
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in·cur·vate
[adj. in-kur-veyt, in-kur-vit; v. in-kur-veyt, in-kur-veyt] adjective, verb, in·cur·vat·ed, in·cur·vat·ing. 
kɜrˌveɪt, ɪnˈkɜr adjective
1.
curved, especially inward.
verb (used with object)
2.
to make curved; turn from a straight line or course; curve, especially inward.
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| incurvate | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to curve or cause to curve inwards |
| —adj | |
| 2. | curved inwards |
| [C16: from Latin incurvāre (vb)] | |
| incur'vation | |
| —n | |
| incurvature | |
| —n | |
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Incurvate
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Example sentences
Sloping shoulders merge into a flaring stem with an incurvate base.
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