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单词 incurve
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Definition of incurve in English:

incurve

verb ɪnˈkəːvɪnˈkərv
[no object]usually as adjective incurved
  • Curve inwards.

    incurved horns
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Ray florets are generally broad, flat or slightly incurved at their margins with blunt points.
    • The Pentamerida were biconvex with incurved beaks and were characterized by an internal muscle platform, the spondylium.
    • Outer lip thin, long, with anterior end projected and incurved.
    • The outer petals are only gently incurved, and the inner petals are increasingly incurved as they near the center.
    • Inner florets remain incurved at the early stage concealing the disc florets of the bloom.
    • The relief depicts a pair of lions (their missing heads were probably made from a different, more valuable material); standing with their forepaws on altars with incurved sides, they flank a central column.
    • Anemone-centred, pompon, spider-form, incurved, reflexed and quill-shaped are names attributed to some of the flower shapes.
    • An especially simple and efficient structure is obtained when the liquid nozzle has the shape of a tube with an incurving bottom in which at least two nozzle orifices are made.
    • Many of the popular commercial incurving types are in this intermediate class.
    • Because of their incurved leaves, the plant is narrow and can be grown at a tighter spacing.
    • The latter, however, have a tendency to stand erect, although the tip finally incurves, more or less.
    • The shape of the violin - the upper bout or shoulders, the incurved waist, the lower bout or hips - were the creation of the unknown 15th-century inventor.
    • The florets incurve or reflex in a regular manner and fully conceal the center.
    • The sofa's four rear legs have the incurving rake typically seen on Salem chairs but rarely on sofas.
    • It can readily be distinguished by its subspherical, non-alate shell, incurved ventral beak and higher, posteriorly trilobate cardinal process.
    • Radials about equal in height and width, with incurved distal-lateral edges on either side of radial facet.
    • Blooms were misshapen, small and nothing like the incurving form I had expected.
    • Theca lobate in dorsal or ventral view, with depressed, incurved interray areas.
    • Usually a flower is open for only one day (for a few hours); the corolla then incurves as it wilts.
    • A medium bronze intermediate of incurving form with a lovely glowing autumn colour.
    Synonyms
    bend, turn, loop, wind, meander, undulate, snake, spiral, twist, coil, curl

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin incurvare, from in- 'in, towards' + curvare 'to curve'.

 
 

Definition of incurve in US English:

incurve

verbɪnˈkərvinˈkərv
[no object]usually as adjective incurved
  • Curve inward.

    incurved horns
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The sofa's four rear legs have the incurving rake typically seen on Salem chairs but rarely on sofas.
    • It can readily be distinguished by its subspherical, non-alate shell, incurved ventral beak and higher, posteriorly trilobate cardinal process.
    • The latter, however, have a tendency to stand erect, although the tip finally incurves, more or less.
    • The relief depicts a pair of lions (their missing heads were probably made from a different, more valuable material); standing with their forepaws on altars with incurved sides, they flank a central column.
    • Anemone-centred, pompon, spider-form, incurved, reflexed and quill-shaped are names attributed to some of the flower shapes.
    • The florets incurve or reflex in a regular manner and fully conceal the center.
    • Many of the popular commercial incurving types are in this intermediate class.
    • The outer petals are only gently incurved, and the inner petals are increasingly incurved as they near the center.
    • Outer lip thin, long, with anterior end projected and incurved.
    • Inner florets remain incurved at the early stage concealing the disc florets of the bloom.
    • Usually a flower is open for only one day (for a few hours); the corolla then incurves as it wilts.
    • Because of their incurved leaves, the plant is narrow and can be grown at a tighter spacing.
    • Theca lobate in dorsal or ventral view, with depressed, incurved interray areas.
    • The shape of the violin - the upper bout or shoulders, the incurved waist, the lower bout or hips - were the creation of the unknown 15th-century inventor.
    • The Pentamerida were biconvex with incurved beaks and were characterized by an internal muscle platform, the spondylium.
    • A medium bronze intermediate of incurving form with a lovely glowing autumn colour.
    • Blooms were misshapen, small and nothing like the incurving form I had expected.
    • Ray florets are generally broad, flat or slightly incurved at their margins with blunt points.
    • An especially simple and efficient structure is obtained when the liquid nozzle has the shape of a tube with an incurving bottom in which at least two nozzle orifices are made.
    • Radials about equal in height and width, with incurved distal-lateral edges on either side of radial facet.
    Synonyms
    bend, turn, loop, wind, meander, undulate, snake, spiral, twist, coil, curl

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin incurvare, from in- ‘in, towards’ + curvare ‘to curve’.

 
 
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