† recurvityn.

Forms: 1600s recurvitie, 1700s–1800s recurvity.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin recurvus , -ity suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin recurvus recurve adj. + -ity suffix, after incurvity n. Compare post-classical Latin recurvitas (a1446 in a British source). Compare earlier recurvation n. and curvity n.

Obsolete. rare.

The fact or state of being curved back. Cf. recurvation n., 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

1669 Sir T. Browne Let. 6 Feb. in Wks. (1852) III. 512 Whereby the little incurvitie at the upper end of the upper bill, and small recurvitie of the lower is not discerned.

1773 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. (ed. 5) Recurvity, flexure backward.

1854 Lancet 14 Jan. 34/2 There was far less rigidity of the neck, or stiff recurvity of the head.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	recurvity
释义	† recurvityn. Forms: 1600s recurvitie, 1700s–1800s recurvity. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin recurvus , -ity suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin recurvus recurve adj. + -ity suffix, after incurvity n. Compare post-classical Latin recurvitas (a1446 in a British source). Compare earlier recurvation n. and curvity n. Obsolete. rare. The fact or state of being curved back. Cf. recurvation n., recurvature n. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [noun] > backwards reflection?a1425 reversement1572 recurvation1598 recurvity1669 returning1676 recurvature1729 retroflexion1782 reflexure1840 recurving1845 1669 Sir T. Browne Let. 6 Feb. in Wks. (1852) III. 512 Whereby the little incurvitie at the upper end of the upper bill, and small recurvitie of the lower is not discerned. 1773 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. (ed. 5) Recurvity, flexure backward. 1854 Lancet 14 Jan. 34/2 There was far less rigidity of the neck, or stiff recurvity of the head. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1669
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