English Explanatory Dictionary

recurve

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of knife blade shape that involves several curves including a concave curve on a portion of the edge, resulting in a belly that is lower than the handle bottom.
  2. A recurve bow.
  3. A landform consisting of a hook at the tip of a coastal spit.
verb
  1. To curve again, to rebend.
  2. To curve back on itself.
  3. To change direction.

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈkɜː(ɹ)v/

Word forms

recurve recurves recurving recurved

Etymology

From re- + curve.

Derived words

recurvebill recurve-billed bushbird recurve bow

Translations

Portuguese: recurvar Spanish: recurva
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