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incurvate

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈɪŋkə(ɹ)vɪt/Part of speech verb, adjectiveSorted aceinrtuvStarts with IEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. cause to curve inward

Word origin

The verb is first attested in 1578, the adjective in 1647; borrowed from Latin incurvātus, perfect passive participle of incurvō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Used in a sentence

  • He noted that the flower's petals were incurvate.
  • 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 way

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