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Definition of recurve in English: recurveverb rɪˈkəːvrəˈkərv [no object]Biology Bend backwards. the petals recurve, elevating the flower Example sentencesExamples - All teeth as preserved are pointed (there are no evident bicuspid crowns), and slightly recurved posteriorly.
- The flowers commonly have more or less recurved petals, and usually face outward or upward (as opposed to drooping).
- What she has in her mouth is a set of very long sharp recurved teeth.
- In larger specimens they are slightly recurved toward the tip.
- The petals may be overlapped, recurved, frilled, crinkled or ruffled.
noun rɪˈkəːvrəˈkərv Archery A bow that curves forward at the ends, which straighten out under tension when the bow is drawn. Example sentencesExamples - Modern longbows and recurves advance efficient hunting distances another measure.
- On the wall adjacent to the targets, hung unstrung bows of every kind - longbows, short bows, recurves and compounds, even a crossbow - and beside them hung quivers full of arrows.
- People were building recurves of different lengths, and when someone would break a bowstring, he often wouldn't be able to find one to fit.
- After testing a few out, he picked a recurve and strung it.
- The recurve requires less than half the effort of the longbow to draw back the string.
Origin Late 16th century: from Latin recurvare 'bend something back', from re- 'back' + curvare 'to bend'. Definition of recurve in US English: recurveverbrəˈkərv [no object]Biology Bend backward. the petals recurve, elevating the flower Example sentencesExamples - The petals may be overlapped, recurved, frilled, crinkled or ruffled.
- In larger specimens they are slightly recurved toward the tip.
- The flowers commonly have more or less recurved petals, and usually face outward or upward (as opposed to drooping).
- All teeth as preserved are pointed (there are no evident bicuspid crowns), and slightly recurved posteriorly.
- What she has in her mouth is a set of very long sharp recurved teeth.
nounrəˈkərv Archery A bow that curves forward at the ends, which straighten out under tension when the bow is drawn. Example sentencesExamples - On the wall adjacent to the targets, hung unstrung bows of every kind - longbows, short bows, recurves and compounds, even a crossbow - and beside them hung quivers full of arrows.
- Modern longbows and recurves advance efficient hunting distances another measure.
- After testing a few out, he picked a recurve and strung it.
- People were building recurves of different lengths, and when someone would break a bowstring, he often wouldn't be able to find one to fit.
- The recurve requires less than half the effort of the longbow to draw back the string.
Origin Late 16th century: from Latin recurvare ‘bend something back’, from re- ‘back’ + curvare ‘to bend’. |