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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a shape that curves or bends inward;
[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.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of bending, or curving. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being bent or curved; curvature. [1913 Webster] An incurvation of the rays. --Derham. [1913 Webster] 3. The act of bowing, or bending the body, in respect or reverence. "The incurvations of the knee." --Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster]
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