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incurvation

incurvation noun: the act of acquiring or being given a curved form; an instance of curving or bending.

Noun

incurvation (countable and uncountable, plural incurvations)

  1. The act of acquiring or being given a curved form; an instance of curving or bending.
    • The incurvation or bending of a ray of light, incident on such a surface.1831, David Brewster, Memoirs of the Life of Sir I. Newton, published 1855, I. vii. 152
  2. The state of being curved or bent; any curved shape or formation; curvature; a curve; a bend.
    1. A curving inwards; the condition of being curved inwards.
  3. (obsolete) Bowing in reverence or worship.

Forms of incurvation

pluralincurvations

Questions about incurvation

What does incurvation mean?
Incurvation means the act of acquiring or being given a curved form; an instance of curving or bending.
What part of speech is incurvation?
Incurvation is a noun.
What is the plural of incurvation?
The plural of incurvation is incurvations.

Words near incurvation in the dictionary

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

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