What does INCURVATE mean?
Definitions for INCURVATE
ˈɪn kɜrˌveɪt, ɪnˈkɜr veɪtin·cur·vate
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Princeton's WordNet
incurvate, incurvedverb
bent into or having an inward curve
incurvateverb
bend inwards
"The body incurvates a little at the back"
incurvateverb
cause to curve inward
"gravity incurvates the rays"
Wiktionary
incurvateverb
To bend (especially inwards); to give a curved shape to.
incurvateverb
to have a curved or bent shape; to bend or curve inwards.
incurvateadjective
bending inwards.
He noted that the flower's petals were incurvate.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Incurvateverb
To bend; to crook.
Etymology: incurvo, Latin.
Isaac Newton has shewn, by several experiments of rays passing by the edges of bodies, that they are incurvated by the action of these bodies. George Cheyne, Phil. Prin.
ChatGPT
incurvate
Incurvate refers to the state or process of being curved or bent inwards or having a concave shape. In biology, it can relate to any organ or part that displays this characteristic. In botany, it pertains to a leaf that is curved or rolled inward. In medical terms, it could describe a bodily deformity where a part is bent inward.
Webster Dictionary
Incurvateadjective
curved; bent; crooked
Incurvateverb
to turn from a straight line or course; to bend; to crook
Etymology: [L. incurvatus, p. p. of incurvare to crook; pref. in- in + curvus bent. See Curve, and cf. Incurve.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of INCURVATE in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of INCURVATE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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