arcuations

Noun

arcuation (countable and uncountable, plural arcuations)

1. The act of bending or curving; the state of being bent; crookedness.
   • In the practice of arcuation, the voussoirs or arch - stones are so cut , that their joints are perpendicular to the arch or to its tangent , at the points where they respectively fall1825, Olinthus Gregory, Mathematics for Practical Men
2. A method of propagating trees by bending branches to the ground and covering the small shoots with earth; layering.
   • flowering Shrubs, which are propagated or raised by Arcuation, or laying1734, Practical Husbandman and Planter