incurvate

incurvate Definition

in·cur·vate (in kʉr′vit, -vāt′; -in′kər-; for v. in kʉr′vāt′, in′kər-)

adjective

bent or curving inward

Etymology: L incurvatus, pp. of incurvare: see incurve

transitive verb, intransitive verb -·vat′ed, -·vat′·ing

to bend or curve inward

incurvate Related Forms

in′·cur·va′·tion noun in·cur′·va·ture (-və c̸hər) noun

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