| VERB | motion | incurvate | bend inwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | incurvate | cause to curve / curve inward | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | incurvate, incurved | bent into or having an inward curve |
| Meaning | bent into or having an inward curve. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | incurved | |
| Broader | curved, curving | Having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend |
| Meaning | bend inwards. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "The body incurvates a little at the back" | |
| Broader | bend, flex | form a curve |
| Spanish | encorvar | |
| Nouns | incurvation | the action of creating a curved shape |
| incurvation | a shape that curves or bends inward | |
| Meaning | Cause to curve / curve inward. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "gravity incurvates the rays" | |
| Broader | flex, bend, deform, twist, turn | Cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked / crooked or angular form |
| Nouns | incurvation | the action of creating a curved shape |
| incurvation | a shape that curves or bends inward | |
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