incurvate

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word incurvate. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word incurvate, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say incurvate in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word incurvate you have here. The definition of the word incurvate will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofincurvate, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Etymology

Latin incurvatus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

incurvate (comparative more incurvate, superlative most incurvate)

  1. bending inwards.
    He noted that the flower's petals were incurvate.
  2. Curved; bent; crooked.

Verb

incurvate (third-person singular simple present incurvates, present participle incurvating, simple past and past participle incurvated)

  1. (transitive) To bend (especially inwards); to give a curved shape to.
    • 1713, W Derham, Physico-Theology: Or, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, from His Works of Creation. , London: W Innys, , →OCLC:
      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
  2. (intransitive) to have a curved or bent shape; to bend or curve inwards.

References

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

incurvate

  1. inflection of incurvare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

incurvate f pl

  1. feminine plural of incurvato

Latin

Participle

incurvāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of incurvātus
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia