recurve

/ɹɪˈkɜː(ɹ)v/

recurve noun: a type of knife blade shape that involves several curves including a concave curve on a portion of the edge, resulting in a belly that is lower than the handle bottom.

Noun

recurve (countable and uncountable, plural recurves)

A type of knife blade shape that involves several curves including a concave curve on a portion of the edge, resulting in a belly that is lower than the handle bottom.
- not as much recurve as a kukri would have, but plenty enough to make me smile
A recurve bow.
A landform consisting of a hook at the tip of a coastal spit.

Verb

recurve (third-person singular simple present recurves, present participle recurving, simple past and past participle recurved)

To curve again, to rebend.
To curve back on itself.
To change direction.
- Nearly all of the storms which originate in the Cape Verde region first move in a westerly direction over the Atlantic and later recurve in a northerly or northeasterly direction.1934, Ivan Ray Tannehill, The Hurricane, page 6
- He also developed a methodology for predicting when a hurricane will recurve to the north and for predicting average storm motion based on the latitude and time of year.2006, Patrick J. Fitzpatrick, Hurricanes: A Reference Handbook, →ISBN, page 227

recurve meaning in Urdu

recurve in Urdu

پیچھے مڑنا

Forms of recurve

Noun
plural	recurves
Verb
third-person singular present	recurves
present participle	recurving
past participle	recurved
past	recurved

Origin of recurve

Derived from Latin recurvō.

Words formed from recurve

Phrases with recurve

recurve bows

Questions about recurve

What does recurve mean?: Recurve means a type of knife blade shape that involves several curves including a concave curve on a portion of the edge, resulting in a belly that is lower than the handle bottom.
What is recurve in Urdu?: Recurve in Urdu is پیچھے مڑنا. See Recurve meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is recurve?: Recurve can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce recurve?: Recurve is pronounced /ɹɪˈkɜː(ɹ)v/.
What is the plural of recurve?: The plural of recurve is recurves.

Words near recurve in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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