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Definition of Incurvature
1. Noun. A shape that curves or bends inward.
Generic synonyms: Solid
Specialized synonyms: Dome, Fossa, Pit, Corner, Niche, Recess, Recession, Bowl, Trough, Pocket, Scoop, Depression, Impression, Imprint, Cup, Indentation, Indenture
Derivative terms: Concave, Incurvate, Incurvate
Definition of Incurvature
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Incurvature
Literary usage of Incurvature
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1888)
"The incurvature of the wind is very pronounced; and it isr perhaps, important to
note that the strong supposed rising impulse in front of the centre, ..."
2. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society by Royal Meteorological Society (Great Britain) (1903)
"in the neighbourhood of a low-pressure centre is a combination of rotation and
radial motion represented by spirals with a certain incurvature, ..."
3. Report of the Annual Meeting (1889)
"The general sense of the rotation is counter-clockwise in the Northern, clockwise
in the Southern Hemisphere; but. the amount of incurvature varies in ..."
4. Report by British Association for the Advancement of Science (1889)
"The wind" blows as a spiral of variable incurvature round the vortex, not round
the centre of the oval. The general sense of the rotation is ..."
5. The Dublin Journal of Medical Science (1885)
"He concurred with what Mr. Swanzy had said about entropium caused by incurvature
of the cartilage; but in cases of trichiasis, ..."
6. Rudder by Thomas Fleming Day (1912)
"The incurvature is said to be greatest on the Eastern side of the storm. ...
Then the incurvature and other fine points won't matter so much. ..."
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