incurvate

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To bend (especially inwards); to give a curved shape to. transitive
    — 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. to have a curved or bent shape; to bend or curve inwards. intransitive
形容词 adj.
  1. bending inwards.
    — He noted that the flower's petals were incurvate.
  2. Curved; bent; crooked.

词形变化

more incurvate comparative most incurvate superlative incurvates present,singular,third-person incurvating participle,present incurvated participle,past incurvated past

词汇关系

相关词
curb curve

词源

词源 1
The verb is first attested in 1578, the adjective in 1647; borrowed from Latin incurvātus, perfect passive participle of incurvō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix).
词源 2
The verb is first attested in 1578, the adjective in 1647; borrowed from Latin incurvātus, perfect passive participle of incurvō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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