incurvation
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in·cur·vate
(ĭn-kûr′vāt′, ĭn′kûr-)tr.v. in·cur·vat·ed, in·cur·vat·ing, in·cur·vates
To cause to bend into an inward curve.
adj.
Curved inward.
in′cur·va′tion n.
in·cur′va·ture′ (-və-cho͝or′, -chər) n.
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| Noun | 1. |  incurvation - a shape that curves or bends inwardsolid - a three-dimensional shape dome - a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward imprint, impression, depression - a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud" cup - any cup-shaped concavity; "bees filled the waxen cups with honey"; "he wore a jock strap with a metal cup"; "the cup of her bra" indentation, indenture - a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline) |
| 2. | incurvation - the action of creating a curved shape bending - the act of bending something |
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