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incurve
▪ I. incurve, v. (ɪnˈkɜːv) [ad. L. incurvā-re to bend in, bow, crook, curve, f. in- (in-2) + curvāre to crook, bend, curve, curvus crooked, bent.] 1. trans. To bend into a curved form, to curve (= incurvate v. 1); in mod. use, To curve or bend (something) inwards.1610 Holland Camden's Brit. i. 651 T...
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curve | Dictionaries and vocabulary tools for English ... - Wordsmyth
We'll curve the gravel path so that it goes around that tree. synonyms: bend, turn antonyms: straighten similar words: arch, bow, incurve: related words: roll, round, turn : part of speech: intransitive verb: definition: to bend in or have the shape of a curve.
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Fastball
Incurve
The incurve was a term used until about 1930 used to describe a simple fastball. A so-called incurve is nothing more than a ball thrown in a natural way with great force.
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outcurve
ˈoutcurve [out- 7.] 1. Baseball. The bending or curving of a ball outwards (i.e. away from the batter); the course of such a ball; a ball pitched so as to curve in this way.1881 N.Y. Herald 29 July 6/5 Reipslaugher,..not being used to the difficult delivery of Bond, found great difficulty in handlin...
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incurvate
▪ I. incurvate, ppl. a. (ɪnˈkɜːvət) [ad. L. incurvāt-us, pa. pple. of incurvāre to incurve.] = incurved.1647 H. More Song of Soul ii. App. xc, Their [comets'] widend beards this aire so broad doth strow Incurvate. 17.. Hue & Cry Dr. S—ft in Somers Tracts I. 390 How does Man (a tender Twig) grow stub...
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Acacia jonesii
The pinnules usually have an oblong or oblanceolate shape and will tend to incurve as they dry and are in length and wide.
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incurvature
incurvature rare. (ɪnˈkɜːvətjʊə(r)) [f. L. incurvāt-, ppl. stem of incurvāre to incurve: cf. L. curvātūra curvature, and see -ure.] A curving inwards; an inward curvature or bend.1809 Kendall Trav. I. ii. 8 Its actual sea-board is rendered much more considerable, by the incurvatures of small bays an...
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Toxolabis
The slender cerci are tubular and straight at the base, tapering along the length to sharp points at the ends, with an incurve starting just past the midpoint
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incurved
incurved, ppl. a. (ɪnˈkɜːvd) [f. incurve v. + -ed1. Taken as representing L. incurvus bent, crooked.] Bent into or having a curved form; curved, crooked; in mod. use, Curved or bent inwards, having an inward curvature. (Now chiefly in Zool. and Bot.)1623 Cockeram, Incurued, bowed. 1763 Wolfe in Phil...
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Calocedrus huashanensis
C. huashanensis differs from the living C. formosana by having less obtuse-shaped facial leaves and side leaves that do not incurve.
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inshoot
inshoot Baseball. (ˈɪnʃuːt) [f. in adv. + shoot n.1] The act of causing the ball to move rapidly inward, as a ball that is pitched with a curve; a ball which moves thus.1892 Outing (U.S.) Jan. 302/1 An old ball player..taught Harry to pitch and to try some curves and ‘in shoots’ of his own device. 1...
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Chrysanthemum × morifolium
Intermediate incurve blooms may have broader florets and a less densely flowered head.
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incurvation
incurvation (ɪnkɜːˈveɪʃən) [ad. L. incurvātiōn-em, n. of action from incurvāre to incurve.] 1. The action or process of bringing into or assuming a curved form; curving, bending; with pl. an instance of this.1608 Hieron Defence iii. 156 All incurvation and bowing of the body unto Images. 1612–15 Bp....
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Chrysanthemum
Cultural significance and symbolism
In some European countries (e.g., France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Poland, Hungary, Croatia), incurve chrysanthemums
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incrook
† inˈcrook, v. Obs. rare. [f. in-1 + crook v., after L. incurvāre, which it translates.] trans. To crook, bend, or incurve.a 1340 Hampole Psalter lxviii. 28 Mirkid be thaire eghen..& þe bak of þaim ay inkroke. Ibid. Cant. 509 Inkrokid are þe hillis of þe warld. 1382 Wyclif Rom. xi. 10 Be the yȝen of...
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