† recurvousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin recurvus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin recurvus recurve adj. + -ous suffix. Compare earlier recurve adj., recurved adj., recurvate adj., and recurvant adj. Compare also earlier curvous adj. N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (rĭkɒ̄·ɹvəs) /rɪˈkɜːvəs/.

Chiefly Zoology. Obsolete. rare.

= recurved adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [adjective] > backwards

recurve?a1425

recourbleda1492

recurvate1556

retorted1571

reflected1578

back-turneda1586

reflexed1597

recurved1598

reverteda1616

reflex1633

recurvous1713

retroflected1765

retrorsal1870

1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. viii. vi. 430 In others, I have observed long recurvous Tails, longer than their whole Body.

1778 tr. A. Fortis Trav. into Dalmatia 160 You will probably say that the name of Orthoceratites is but ill suited to a recurvous fossil.

1832 G. Downes Lett. from Continental Countries I. 362 These buffaloes were black, with recurvous horns.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

单词	recurvous
释义	† recurvousadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin recurvus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin recurvus recurve adj. + -ous suffix. Compare earlier recurve adj., recurved adj., recurvate adj., and recurvant adj. Compare also earlier curvous adj. N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (rĭkɒ̄·ɹvəs) /rɪˈkɜːvəs/. Chiefly Zoology. Obsolete. rare. = recurved adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [adjective] > backwards recurve?a1425 recourbleda1492 recurvate1556 retorted1571 reflected1578 back-turneda1586 reflexed1597 recurved1598 reverteda1616 reflex1633 recurvous1713 retroflected1765 retrorsal1870 1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. viii. vi. 430 In others, I have observed long recurvous Tails, longer than their whole Body. 1778 tr. A. Fortis Trav. into Dalmatia 160 You will probably say that the name of Orthoceratites is but ill suited to a recurvous fossil. 1832 G. Downes Lett. from Continental Countries I. 362 These buffaloes were black, with recurvous horns. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < adj.1713
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