Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

incurvate

/ˈɪŋkə(ɹ)vɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-cur-vate
IPA: /ˈɪŋkə(ɹ)vɪt/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

bending inwards.

adj

Curved; bent; crooked.

verb

To bend (especially inwards); to give a curved shape to.

Transitive verb

verb

to have a curved or bent shape; to bend or curve inwards.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"He noted that the flower's petals were incurvate."
"Mr. Flamsteed's measures were taken with a micrometer that pinches or clasps the opposite edges of a planet which would incurvate the rays one way"

Etymology

The verb is first attested in 1578, the adjective in 1647; borrowed from Latin incurvātus, perfect passive participle of incurvō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Usage

Inflected Forms

more incurvate (comparative) most incurvate (superlative) incurvates (present, singular) incurvating (participle, present) incurvated (participle, past) incurvated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

curb curve

Synonyms

incurved

Questions

How do you pronounce incurvate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪŋkə(ɹ)vɪt/.
What does incurvate mean?: bending inwards.
Where does incurvate come from?: The verb is first attested in 1578, the adjective in 1647; borrowed from Latin incurvātus, perfect passive participle of incurvō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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