incurvature

noun

Definition of incurvaturenext
as in loop

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  1. loop
  2. reflection
  3. fold
  4. slope
  5. twist
  6. spiral
  7. flexure
  8. swirl
Noun
  • Here's where autonomy stops being binary and starts being a loop.
    — John Werner, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The French container shipping firm had previously trialed Europe-Asia FAL3 loops late last year before rerouting them back around the Cape starting in January.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of loop
Noun
  • Mercury in your 10th House of Career sextiles Venus in your 12th House of Solitude, helping behind-the-scenes reflection shape a smarter professional choice.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
  • If an essay is built around specific, vivid details and honest reflection throughout, the reader should already understand what the experience meant to the student well before the final paragraph.
    — Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of reflection
Noun
  • Instead, pack blazers, dress shirts, and anything with structure in a garment bag, which requires fewer folds and lays flat.
    — Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Fifty folds makes the paper about 113 million km thick, so one more gets you past the sun—51 folds is about 225 million km.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of fold
Noun
  • Nugraha said difficult terrain has complicated efforts, with some hotspots located on steep volcanic slopes that are difficult to reach by land.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Some occupy the farmhouses on the lower slope, overlooking the cobbled courtyard and Mediterranean herb gardens, while others are slightly further up and offer panoramic views of the Panzano valley.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of slope
Noun
  • Hitting her opening standing full twist, Blakely nearly fell off the beam on her acrobatic series but found her rhythm over the course of the routine.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Murphy’s thrives on emotional extremes and outrageous plot twists.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of twist
Noun
  • The scorching temperatures and persistent droughts in June and July mutually reinforced each other to create a hot weather spiral, according to Samantha Burgess, strategic lead for climate at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Save the endowment, rather than lose it in trying to stave off an institutional death spiral.
    — Jim Nowlan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of spiral
Noun
  • How much cleavage, compression, flexure, impact, tension, or shear is required to break the plane of a Titebond bond?
    — Virginia Heffernan, Wired, 5 Jan. 2022
  • Processes such as hydrofracture and flexure remain understudied, and ice-sheet models do not yet include realistic treatment of these processes.
    — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2021
Definition of flexure
Noun
  • The chain also offers a pumpkin flavor swirl, which can be added to drinks like hot or iced coffees.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Carefully remove hot skillet from oven; add butter and swirl to melt and coat bottom of skillet.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of swirl
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