INCURVATE In*cur"vate, a. Etym: [L. incurvatus, p. p. of incurvare to crook; pref. in- in + curvus bent. See Curve, and cf. Incurve.]
Defn: Curved; bent; crooked. Derham.
INCURVATE
In*cur"vate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incurvated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Incurvating.]
Defn: To turn from a straight line or course; to bend; to crook.
Cheyne.
INCURVATION
In`cur*va"tion, n. Etym: [L. incurvatio: cf. F. incurvation.]
1. The act of bending, or curving.
2. The state of being bent or curved; curvature. An incurvation of the rays. Derham.
3. The act of bowing, or bending the body, in respect or reverence. "The incurvations of the knee." Bp. Hall.
INCURVE
In*curve", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incurved; p. pr. & vb. n. Incurving.]
Etym: [See Incurvate.]
Defn: To bend; to curve; to make crooked.