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in·cur·vate
[adj. in-kur-veyt, in-kur-vit; v. in-kur-veyt, in-kur-veyt] adjective, verb, -vat·ed, -vat·ing. 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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Incurvature
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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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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