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incurvate

/ˈɪŋkə(ɹ)vɪt/

incurvate adjective: bending inwards.

Adjective

incurvate (comparative more incurvate, superlative most incurvate)

  1. bending inwards.
    • He noted that the flower's petals were incurvate.
  2. Curved; bent; crooked.

Verb

IPA/ˈɪŋkə(ɹ)veɪt/

incurvate (third-person singular simple present incurvates, present participle incurvating, simple past and past participle incurvated)

  1. (transitive) To bend (especially inwards); to give a curved shape to.
    • Mr. Flamsteed's measures were taken with a micrometer that pinches or clasps the opposite edges of a planet which would incurvate the rays one way1713, W[illiam] Derham, Physico-Theology: Or, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, from His Works of Creation. […], London: […] W[illiam] Innys, […], →OCLC
  2. (intransitive) to have a curved or bent shape; to bend or curve inwards.

incurvate meaning in Urdu

incurvate in Urdu

خم دینا, تیڑھا کرنا

Forms of incurvate

Adjective
comparativemore incurvate
superlativemost incurvate
Verb
third-person singular presentincurvates
present participleincurvating
past participleincurvated
pastincurvated

Origin of incurvate

The verb is first attested in 1578, the adjective in 1647; borrowed from Latin incurvātus, perfect passive participle of incurvō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Questions about incurvate

What does incurvate mean?
Incurvate means bending inwards.
What is incurvate in Urdu?
Incurvate in Urdu is خم دینا, تیڑھا کرنا. See Incurvate meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is incurvate?
Incurvate can be an adjective or a verb.
How do you pronounce incurvate?
Incurvate is pronounced /ˈɪŋkə(ɹ)vɪt/.

Words near incurvate in the dictionary

  1. incurtained
  2. incurtaining
  3. incurtains
  4. incurvariid
  5. incurvariids
  6. incurvate
  7. incurvated
  8. incurvates
  9. incurvating
  10. incurvation
  11. incurvations

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