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21hook — n scythe, sickle; falchion, cutlass, scimitar, saber. 2. snag, trap, snare, springe, noose. 3. crook, angle, dogleg, hairpin turn, horseshoe, loop; curve, curvature, incurvature, bow, arc, turn, twist, tortuosity; bend, bending, flexion, flexure …
22indentation — n cut, notch, nick, cleft, gash, score, serration, scallop, Archit. dentil; concavity, concave, indentation, incurvature, incurvation; cavity, depression, dip, hollow, impress; sinkhole, sink, swallow, swallow hole; cup, basin, bowl, crater, pit …
23sinuosity — n winding, sinuation, sinus, curve, incurvature, incurvation, excurvature, excurvation; bend, flexure, turn, crook, tortuosity, flexuosity, anfractuosity; spiral, helix, corkscrew, twirl, convolution, Zool. volute, whorl, curl, curlicue;… …
24sweep — v 1.Often sweep away or out whisk, brush, vacuum; clean, clean up, spruce up, tidy up, clear out, remove the dirt from; dust, wipe, swipe, swab, mop, scrub. 2. force, push, drive, blow, drift, carry, move; draw, pull, stroke, paint; clear, open,… …
25swirl — v 1. whirl, eddy, gurge; swish around, move around, stir around, churn, agitate; circulate, rotate, turn, circumrotate, revolve, circumrevolve, circle, move in a circle, gyrate, spin around. 2. twist, spin, coil, spiral, convolute, convolve, roll …
26incurvate — adjective /ɪnˈkɜvət/ (say in kervuht), / veɪt/ (say vayt) 1. curved, especially inwards. –verb (t) /ˈɪnkɜveɪt/ (say inkervayt) (incurvated, incurvating) 2. to make curved; turn from a straight line or course; curve, especially inwards. {Latin… …
27curve — [n] arched, rounded line or object ambit, arc, arch, bend, bight, bow, camber, catenary, chord, circle, circuit, circumference, compass, concavity, contour, crook, curlicue, curvation, curvature, ellipse, festoon, flexure, hairpin, half moon,… …
28incurvate — [in kʉr′vit, in kʉr′vāt΄; in′kərvit, in′kərvāt΄; ] for v. [ in kʉr′vāt΄, in′kərvāt΄] adj. [L incurvatus, pp. of incurvare: see INCURVE] bent or curving inward vt., vi. incurvated, incurvating to bend or curve inward incurvation n. incurvature [in …
29concave shape — noun a shape that curves or bends inward • Syn: ↑concavity, ↑incurvation, ↑incurvature • Derivationally related forms: ↑incurvate (for: ↑incurvation), ↑concave ( …
30concavity — noun 1. a shape that curves or bends inward • Syn: ↑concave shape, ↑incurvation, ↑incurvature • Derivationally related forms: ↑incurvate (for: ↑incurvation), ↑concave …
