- cur|va|tion
- cur|va|tion «kur VAY shuhn», noun.a curving or being curved.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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de|cur|va|tion — «DEE kur VAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act or process of decurving. 2. the condition of being curved downward … Useful english dictionary
ex|cur|va|tion — «EHKS kur VAY shuhn», noun. = excurvature. (Cf. ↑excurvature) … Useful english dictionary
in|cur|va|tion — «IHN kur VAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act or process of curving inward. 2. the condition of being curved inward … Useful english dictionary
cur — bi·cur·sal; con·cur; con·cur·rence; con·cur·rent·ly; con·cur·ring·ly; con·cur·sion; con·cur·so; con·cur·sus; cu·cur·bit; cu·cur·bi·ta; cu·cur·bi·ta·ce·ae; cu·cur·bi·tar·i·a·ce·ae; cur·abil·i·ty; cur·able; cur·agh; cur·cas; cur·chie; cur·cu·lio;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
curvation — cur·va·tion … English syllables
va — ac·er·va·tion; ace·to·va·nil·lone; achie·va·ble; ac·ti·va·ble; ac·ti·va·tion; ac·ti·va·tor; aes·ti·va·tion; aes·ti·va·tor; ag·a·va·ce·ae; ag·gra·va·tion; ag·gra·va·tor; ai·la·va·tor; aji·va; al·li·va·lite; amei·va; am·phi·va·sal; an·us·va·ra;… … English syllables
incurvate — in•cur•vate [[t]ˈɪn kɜrˌveɪt, ɪnˈkɜr veɪt[/t]] v. t. vat•ed, vat•ing to cause to curve inward; bend • Etymology: 1570–80; < L incurvātus, ptp. of incurvāre to bend in, curve in•cur′va•ture və tʃər, ˌtʃʊər in cur•va′tion, n … From formal English to slang
Circumcursation — Cir cum*cur*sa tion, n. [L. circumcursare, satum, to run round about.] The act of running about; also, rambling language. [Obs.] Barrow. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Curtation — Cur*ta tion (k?r t? sh?n), n. (Astron.) The interval by which the curtate distance of a planet is less than the true distance. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
