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v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Incurvated p. pr. & vb. n. Incurvating. ] To turn from a straight line or course; to bend; to crook. Cheyne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. incurvatio: cf. F. incurvation. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The act of bending, or curving. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The state of being bent or curved; curvature. [ 1913 Webster ]

An incurvation of the rays. Derham. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The act of bowing, or bending the body, in respect or reverence. “The incurvations of the knee.” Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Incurved p. pr. & vb. n. Incurving. ] [ See Incurvate. ] To bend; to curve; to make crooked. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. in- in + curved. ] (Bot.) Bending gradually toward the axis or center, as branches or petals. [ 1913 Webster ]