INCURVATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does incurvation mean? 

• INCURVATION (noun)
  The noun INCURVATION has 2 senses:

1. a shape that curves or bends inward

2. the action of creating a curved shape

  Familiarity information: INCURVATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INCURVATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A shape that curves or bends inward

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Synonyms:

concave shape; concavity; incurvation; incurvature

Hypernyms ("incurvation" is a kind of...):

solid (a three-dimensional shape)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "incurvation"):

dome (a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward)

fossa; pit (a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression))

corner; niche; recess; recession (a small concavity)

bowl; trough (a concave shape with an open top)

pocket; scoop (a hollow concave shape made by removing something)

depression; impression; imprint (a concavity in a surface produced by pressing)

cup (any cup-shaped concavity)

indentation; indenture (a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline))

Derivation:

incurvate (cause to curve inward)

incurvate (bend inwards)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The action of creating a curved shape

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("incurvation" is a kind of...):

bending (the act of bending something)

Derivation:

incurvate (cause to curve inward)

incurvate (bend inwards)