incurvate
Verb
- bend inwards
- "The body incurvates a little at the back"
- cause to curve inward
- "gravity incurvates the rays"
- To bend (especially inwards); to give a curved shape to.
- to have a curved or bent shape; to bend or curve inwards.
Adjective Satellite
- bent into or having an inward curve
Adj
- bending inwards.
- Curved; bent; crooked.
Examples
- He noted that the flower's petals were incurvate.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin incurvatus.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 14
incurvate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordincurvate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
incurvate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
incurvate: valid Words With Friends Word