English Explanatory Dictionary

curvate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. bent in a regular form ; curved.

Word forms

curvate more curvate most curvate curvated

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English (y)curvat(e) (“bent; hunched, stooped”), borrowed from Latin curvātus (“curved”), perfect passive participle of curvō (“to curve”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from curvus + -ō (verb-forming suffix).

Synonyms

curvy curving

Derived words

tricurvate
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