Definitions for: Incurvate


[adj] bent into or having an inward curve
[v] cause to curve inward; "gravity incurvates the rays"
[v] bend inwards; "The body incurvates a little at the back"



Webster (1913) Definition: In*cur"vate, a. [L. incurvatus, p. p. of incurvare
to crook; pref. in- in + curvus bent. See Curve, and cf.
Incurve.]
Curved; bent; crooked. --Derham.


In*cur"vate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incurvated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Incurvating.]
To turn from a straight line or course; to bend; to crook.
--Cheyne.

Synonyms: curved, curving, incurved

See Also: bend, bend, deform, flex, turn, twist

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