recurvate

1. 1.

   curved backward or inward

   Synonymsrecurved

   Similarcurved

Questions about recurvate

What does recurvate mean?

recurvate means "curved backward or inward".

How many syllables are in recurvate?

recurvate has 3 syllables: re-cur-vate. The stress falls on "re".

What is another word for recurvate?

Close synonyms include recurved. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is recurvate a common word?

recurvate is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.