1.
[syn: concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature]
2. the action of creating a curved shape;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Incurvation \In`cur*va"tion\, n. [L. incurvatio: cf. F.
incurvation.]
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1. The act of bending, or curving.
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2. The state of being bent or curved; curvature.
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An incurvation of the rays. --Derham.
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3. The act of bowing, or bending the body, in respect or
reverence. "The incurvations of the knee." --Bp. Hall.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
incurvation
n 1: a shape that curves or bends inward [syn: concave shape,
concavity, incurvation, incurvature]
2: the action of creating a curved shape