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incurvating

incurvating is the present participle and gerund of incurvate.

Meaning of incurvate

Verb

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.

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Questions about incurvating

What is incurvating the present participle and gerund of?
Incurvating is the present participle and gerund of incurvate.

Words near incurvating in the dictionary

  1. incurvariid
  2. incurvariids
  3. incurvate
  4. incurvated
  5. incurvates
  6. incurvating
  7. incurvation
  8. incurvations
  9. incurvature
  10. incurvatures
  11. incurve

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