"arcuation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: arcuations [plural]
Etymology: Latin arcuatio. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|arcuatio}} Latin arcuatio Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} arcuation (countable and uncountable, plural arcuations)
  1. The act of bending or curving; the state of being bent; crookedness. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-arcuation-en-noun-F1U13xW1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 70 30 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 72 28
  2. (botany) A method of propagating trees by bending branches to the ground and covering the small shoots with earth; layering. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-arcuation-en-noun-1II6hioh Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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