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The act of bending, or curving.

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  1. n. The act of bending, or curving.
  2. n. The state of being bent or curved; curvature.
  3. n. The act of bowing, or bending the body, in respect or reverence.
  4. n. a shape that curves or bends inward
  5. n. the action of creating a curved shape
  6. 1. The act of bending, or curving. 2. The state of being bent or curved; curvature. An incurvation of the rays. Derham. 3. The act of bowing, or bending the body, in respect or reverence. "The incurvations of the knee." Bp. Hall.
  7. n. the action of creating a curved shape