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单词 recurving
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recurvingn.

Brit. /ˌriːˈkəːvɪŋ/, U.S. /rəˈkərvɪŋ/, /riˈkərvɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: recurve v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < recurve v. + -ing suffix1. Compare earlier recurvature n., recurvity n., and recurvation n.
Science.
= recurvature n.
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the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [noun] > backwards
reflection?a1425
reversement1572
recurvation1598
recurvity1669
returning1676
recurvature1729
retroflexion1782
reflexure1840
recurving1845
1845 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 9 235 There is a kind of second dentiform process..formed by the recurving of the upper termination of the posterior margin.
1874 F. G. D. Bedford Sailor's Pocket Bk. iv. 91 The remarkable recurving of the main body of the current is due to the action of a polar or cold water current flowing from the S.W.
1933 K. M. Smith Rec. Adv. Study Plant Viruses xiv. 386 The characteristic symptoms are mottled green and yellow areas in the leaves with recurving of the edges.
1981 Bryologist 84 159 There is sometimes an incurving or recurving of all the leafy branches on a shoot.
2000 D. M. Unwin & N. N. Bakhurina in M. J. Benton et al. Age Dinosaurs Russia & Mongolia xxi. 423/1 Batrachognathus is distinguished from Anurognathus..by..recurving of the tips of the teeth.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

recurvingadj.

Brit. /ˌriːˈkəːvɪŋ/, U.S. /rəˈkərvɪŋ/, /riˈkərvɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: recurve v., -ing suffix2.
Etymology: < recurve v. + -ing suffix2. Compare earlier recurve adj., recurvous adj., and recurvant adj. Compare also earlier recurved adj. and recurvate adj.
That recurves.
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1795 A. H. Haworth Observ. Genus Mesembryanthemum ii. 141 The young leaves terminate in fine recurving white, harmless bristles or hairs.
1853 W. R. Birt Handbk. Storms (1879) 84 The great liability of a commander meeting a recurving cyclone.
1882 Garden 18 Mar. 189/3 A beautiful Orchid..furnished with narrow recurving foliage.
1911 Times 20 May 6/2 ‘Mrs. Moon’ is a rich yellow self, with pointed recurving petals.
1951 V. Nabokov Let. 15 Mar. in Sel. Lett. (1989) 117 Everything in the tale leads to one recurving end.
1994 Time 30 May 62/3 De Kooning's characteristically hooked recurving line takes on an invigorating speed, charging and skidding through the dense paint.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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