Definitions for incurvate

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incurvate in·cur·vate

Spelling: [adjective in-kur-veyt, in-kur-vit; verb

IPA: /adjective ˈɪn kɜrˌveɪt, ɪnˈkɜr vɪt; verb ˈɪn kɜrˌveɪt, ɪnˈkɜr veɪt/

Incurvate is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 576 anagrams from letters in incurvate (aceinrtuv).

Definitions for incurvate

adjective

1. curved, especially inward.

verb (used with object)

1. to make curved; turn from a straight line or course; curve, especially inward.

Origin of incurvate

1570-80; Latin incurvātus, past participle of incurvāre. See incurve, -ate¹

Examples for incurvate

The base is incurvate and usually thinned with some fine retouch.

The side edges of the stem are incurvate and usually ground.

The auriculated hafting area is usually expanded-rounded with an incurvate basal edge.

The blade is usually straight; rarely, excurvate or incurvate.

The blade is usually straight; rarely, incurvate or excurvate.

The stem is usually straight but may be expanded, with straight or incurvate side edges.

The blade is incurvate, beveled on each side of both faces, and is in rare instances serrated.

The stem base is thinned and may be incurvate, straight or excurvate.

The stem is broad and may be straight, slightly contracted, or expanded, with an incurvate basal edge that may be thinned.

The steeply beveled basal edge may be straight or incurvate.