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  1. incurvitynoun

    The quality of being bent inwards.

  2. Etymology: From incurvus + -ity.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Incurvitynoun

    Crookedness; the state of bending inward.

    Etymology: from incurvus, Latin.

    The incurvity of a dolphin must be taken not really, but in appearance, when they leap above water, and suddenly shoot down again: strait bodies, in a sudden motion, protruded obliquely downward, appear crooked. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Incurvitynoun

    a state of being bent or curved; incurvation; a bending inwards

  2. Etymology: [From L. incurvus bent. See Incurvate.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of incurvity in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of incurvity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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