incurvationn.

/ɪnkəːˈveɪʃən/

Etymology: < Latin incurvātiōn-em, noun of action from incurvāre to incurve v.

a. The action or process of bringing into or assuming a curved form; curving, bending; with plural an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > [noun] > action or process

crookc1330

bowinga1398

bending1398

embowing1430

inflection1531

bent1567

curving1594

flexure1600

curbing1601

crooking1607

incurvation1608

1608 Dispute Question of Kneeling 156 All incurvation and bowing of the body unto Images.

1626 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. VIII. O.T. xxi. 465 That so stiffens the knees of Mordecai, that death is more easie to him, then their incurvation.

1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. v. ii. 326 Firmly braced with Muscles and Tendons, for easy Incurvations of the Body.

1855 D. Brewster Mem. Life I. Newton (new ed.) I. vii. 152 The incurvation or bending of a ray of light, incident on such a surface.

†b. spec. Bowing in reverence or worship. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [noun] > manifestation of respect > bowing, kneeling, or curtseying

kneelingc1200

louting1340

inclining?a1425

ducking1539

becking1542

lowingc1600

incurvation1607

couchinga1616

bowing1617

congeeing1622

curtsying1668

bingeing1805

salaaming1816

scraping1836

legging1871

1607 R. Parker Scholasticall Disc. against Antichrist ii. v. 7 Must incurvation towards the East be still continued?

1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity i. xi. 36 Thou shalt not doe the service of Incurvation, nor any other Religious service to them.

1702 C. Mather Magnalia Christi iv. ii. ii. 148/1 It is a Piece of Cabalistical Magic, to make an Incurvation at the Sound of this Name.

2. The condition of being bent; curved formation, curvature; an instance of this, a curve or bend.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > [noun]

curvation?a1425

curvity?a1425

curvaturea1460

bent1541

bend1597

curvedness1598

flexure1628

incurvation1647

compassedness1652

deflexure1656

flexion1656

curvilinearity1756

deflection1821

wind1825

inflection1837

1647 H. More Philos. Poems ii. App. lxxxv How can the suns rays that be transmisse Through these loose knots in Comets, well expresse Their beards or curld tayls utmost incurvation?

1699 J. Potter Archæologiæ Græcæ II. iii. iv. 46 The Incurvation of the Scythian Bow, which..was so great as to form a Half-Moon.

1797 Monthly Mag. 3 222 In the incurvation of the spine.

1802 F. W. Blagdon tr. P. S. Pallas Trav. Southern Provinces Russ. Empire I. 179 Extending nearly in a straight line..without following the incurvations.

1885 G. L. Goodale in A. Gray & G. L. Goodale Bot. Text-bk. (ed. 6) II. ii. x. 346 The incurvation [of the leaf] lasts for only a day or two.

figurative.1660 T. Fuller Mixt Contempl. i. ii. 3 Some will say that the weight of heavy Taxes have caused this crookednesse..Our mutual malice and animosities..have caused this incurvation.1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. ii. 172 (note) The incurvations of practice are then the most notorious, when compared with the rectitude of the rule.

3. A curving inwards, or the condition of being curved inwards.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [noun] > inwards

inflexure1578

incurvity1646

inturn1690

incurvature1809

incurvation1822

incurving1865

inbending1881

1822 J. M. Good Study Med. II. 298 It [sc. the whitlow] is also occasioned by an incurvation of the nail.

1873 A. Flint Treat. Princ. Med. (ed. 4) 292 Bulbous enlargement of the ends of the fingers, with incurvation of the nails, forming what are commonly called clubbed fingers.

1875 C. Darwin Insectivorous Plants xvi. 372 There was decided incurvation.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	incurvation
释义	incurvationn. /ɪnkəːˈveɪʃən/ Etymology: < Latin incurvātiōn-em, noun of action from incurvāre to incurve v. 1. a. The action or process of bringing into or assuming a curved form; curving, bending; with plural an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > [noun] > action or process crookc1330 bowinga1398 bending1398 embowing1430 inflection1531 bent1567 curving1594 flexure1600 curbing1601 crooking1607 incurvation1608 1608 Dispute Question of Kneeling 156 All incurvation and bowing of the body unto Images. 1626 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. VIII. O.T. xxi. 465 That so stiffens the knees of Mordecai, that death is more easie to him, then their incurvation. 1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. v. ii. 326 Firmly braced with Muscles and Tendons, for easy Incurvations of the Body. 1855 D. Brewster Mem. Life I. Newton (new ed.) I. vii. 152 The incurvation or bending of a ray of light, incident on such a surface. †b. spec. Bowing in reverence or worship. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [noun] > manifestation of respect > bowing, kneeling, or curtseying kneelingc1200 louting1340 inclining?a1425 ducking1539 becking1542 lowingc1600 incurvation1607 couchinga1616 bowing1617 congeeing1622 curtsying1668 bingeing1805 salaaming1816 scraping1836 legging1871 1607 R. Parker Scholasticall Disc. against Antichrist ii. v. 7 Must incurvation towards the East be still continued? 1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity i. xi. 36 Thou shalt not doe the service of Incurvation, nor any other Religious service to them. 1702 C. Mather Magnalia Christi iv. ii. ii. 148/1 It is a Piece of Cabalistical Magic, to make an Incurvation at the Sound of this Name. 2. The condition of being bent; curved formation, curvature; an instance of this, a curve or bend. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > [noun] curvation?a1425 curvity?a1425 curvaturea1460 bent1541 bend1597 curvedness1598 flexure1628 incurvation1647 compassedness1652 deflexure1656 flexion1656 curvilinearity1756 deflection1821 wind1825 inflection1837 1647 H. More Philos. Poems ii. App. lxxxv How can the suns rays that be transmisse Through these loose knots in Comets, well expresse Their beards or curld tayls utmost incurvation? 1699 J. Potter Archæologiæ Græcæ II. iii. iv. 46 The Incurvation of the Scythian Bow, which..was so great as to form a Half-Moon. 1797 Monthly Mag. 3 222 In the incurvation of the spine. 1802 F. W. Blagdon tr. P. S. Pallas Trav. Southern Provinces Russ. Empire I. 179 Extending nearly in a straight line..without following the incurvations. 1885 G. L. Goodale in A. Gray & G. L. Goodale Bot. Text-bk. (ed. 6) II. ii. x. 346 The incurvation [of the leaf] lasts for only a day or two. figurative.1660 T. Fuller Mixt Contempl. i. ii. 3 Some will say that the weight of heavy Taxes have caused this crookednesse..Our mutual malice and animosities..have caused this incurvation.1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. ii. 172 (note) The incurvations of practice are then the most notorious, when compared with the rectitude of the rule. 3. A curving inwards, or the condition of being curved inwards. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [noun] > inwards inflexure1578 incurvity1646 inturn1690 incurvature1809 incurvation1822 incurving1865 inbending1881 1822 J. M. Good Study Med. II. 298 It [sc. the whitlow] is also occasioned by an incurvation of the nail. 1873 A. Flint Treat. Princ. Med. (ed. 4) 292 Bulbous enlargement of the ends of the fingers, with incurvation of the nails, forming what are commonly called clubbed fingers. 1875 C. Darwin Insectivorous Plants xvi. 372 There was decided incurvation. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < n.1607
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