单词 | arcuate |
释义 | arcuateadj. Curved like a bow, arc-shaped, arched. (Chiefly in scientific use.) ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > [adjective] > arc-shaped arcuate1626 arcuated1777 subarcuated1777 subarcuate1806 the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [adjective] > like an arch or bow inbowed1452 embowing1561 embowed1578 bow-bent1592 arched1602 bow-like1612 arcuate1626 archy1633 arching1678 springing1786 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §224 Sounds that move in Oblique and Arcuate Lines. 1766 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. ii. 80 The bill is short, weak and a little arcuate. 1875 C. C. Blake Zoology 30 Horns have a tendency to become arcuate in the Goat. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online September 2018). arcuatev. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. To curve like a bow. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > be or become curved or bent [verb (intransitive)] beyc888 bowOE fold13.. crumpc1325 windc1374 courbe1377 curb1377 plyc1395 bend1398 ploy?1473 bowl1513 bought1521 tirve1567 crookle1577 crook1579 compass1588 round1613 incurvate1647 circumflex1661 arcuate1678 to round off1678 sweep1725 curve1748 curvaturea1811 1678 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1626v.1678 |
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