incurvation

incurvation is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.The state of being bent or curved; curvature. An incurvation of the rays. Derham.
  2. 2.The act of bowing, or bending the body, in respect or reverence. "The incurvations of the knee." Bp. Hall.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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