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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. bend inwards;
- Example: "The body incurvates a little at the back"

2. cause to curve inward;
- Example: "gravity incurvates the rays"


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. bent into or having an inward curve;
[syn: incurvate, incurved]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Incurvate \In*cur"vate\, a. [L. incurvatus, p. p. of incurvare to crook; pref. in- in + curvus bent. See Curve, and cf. Incurve.] Curved; bent; crooked. --Derham. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Incurvate \In*cur"vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incurvated; p. pr. & vb. n. Incurvating.] To turn from a straight line or course; to bend; to crook. --Cheyne. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

incurvate adj 1: bent into or having an inward curve [syn: incurvate, incurved] v 1: bend inwards; "The body incurvates a little at the back" 2: cause to curve inward; "gravity incurvates the rays"