Dictionary entry

Incurvation

Webster's Dictionary 1913

In′cur‐va″tion (?), n. [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.