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Webster 1913 Edition


Incurvation

Inˊcur-va′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
incurvatio
: cf. F.
incurvation
.]
1.
The act of bending, or curving.
2.
The state of being bent or curved; curvature.
An
incurvation
of the rays.
Derham.
3.
The act of bowing, or bending the body, in respect or reverence.
“The incurvations of the knee.”
Bp. Hall.

Webster 1828 Edition


Incurvation

INCURVA'TION

,
Noun.
The act of bending.
1.
The state of being bent, or turned from a rectilinear course; curvity; crookedness.
2.
The act of bowing, or bending the body in respect or reverence.