reclivate

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• reclivate — adj. [L. re, back; clivus, slope] 1. Having the form of a sigmoid curve; a convex and concave line. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) An insect wing vein having the front end farther from the wing base than the hind end; see verticle, inclivous …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• reclivous — См. reclivate …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• Convolution — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Complex curvature. < N PARAG:Convolution >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 winding winding &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 convolution convolution involution circumvolution Sgm: N 1 wave wave undulation tortuosity anfractu …   English dictionary for students