"incurvation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: incurvations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} incurvation (countable and uncountable, plural incurvations)
  1. The act of acquiring or being given a curved form; an instance of curving or bending. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-incurvation-en-noun-wcCi6i26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 28 28 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 27 27 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 27 27 31
  2. The state of being curved or bent; any curved shape or formation; curvature; a curve; a bend. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-incurvation-en-noun-v3-qfMKk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 28 28 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 27 27 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 27 27 31
  3. The state of being curved or bent; any curved shape or formation; curvature; a curve; a bend.
    A curving inwards; the condition of being curved inwards.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-incurvation-en-noun-6G-JwWqH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 28 28 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 27 27 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 27 27 31
  4. (obsolete) Bowing in reverence or worship. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-incurvation-en-noun-OHIGrX9P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 28 28 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 27 27 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 27 27 31

Inflected forms

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