incurvation

noun

in·​curvation ¦in+ 

1

: the act, fact, or process of incurving or state of being incurved : curvature, incurvature

2

obsolete : genuflection, bow

Word History

Etymology

Latin incurvation-, incurvatio, from incurvatus + -ion-, -io -ion

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Rhymes for incurvation

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation