incurve
(redirected from incurves)in·curve
(ĭn-kûrv′, ĭn′kûrv′)tr. & intr.v. in·curved, in·curv·ing, in·curves
To cause to bend or to bend into an inward curve.
n. (ĭn′kûrv′)
An inward curve.
[Middle English incurven, to twist, distort, from Latin incurvāre, to curve in, be crooked : in-, in; see in-2 + curvus, curve; see curve.]
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incurve
(ɪnˈkɜːv)vb
formal to (cause to) curve inwards
n
1. (Baseball) baseball a ball pitched in such a way that it curves slightly across the front of the pitcher
2. (Baseball) baseball the course or curving of such a ball
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in•cur•vate
(ˈɪn kɜrˌveɪt, ɪnˈkɜr veɪt)v.t. -vat•ed, -vat•ing.
to cause to curve inward; bend.
[1570–80; < Latin incurvātus, past participle of incurvāre to bend in, curve]
in•cur′va•ture (-və tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər) in`cur•va′tion, n.
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incurve
Past participle: incurved
Gerund: incurving
| Imperative |
|---|
| incurve |
| incurve |
| Present |
|---|
| I incurve |
| you incurve |
| he/she/it incurves |
| we incurve |
| you incurve |
| they incurve |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I incurved |
| you incurved |
| he/she/it incurved |
| we incurved |
| you incurved |
| they incurved |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am incurving |
| you are incurving |
| he/she/it is incurving |
| we are incurving |
| you are incurving |
| they are incurving |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have incurved |
| you have incurved |
| he/she/it has incurved |
| we have incurved |
| you have incurved |
| they have incurved |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was incurving |
| you were incurving |
| he/she/it was incurving |
| we were incurving |
| you were incurving |
| they were incurving |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had incurved |
| you had incurved |
| he/she/it had incurved |
| we had incurved |
| you had incurved |
| they had incurved |
| Future |
|---|
| I will incurve |
| you will incurve |
| he/she/it will incurve |
| we will incurve |
| you will incurve |
| they will incurve |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have incurved |
| you will have incurved |
| he/she/it will have incurved |
| we will have incurved |
| you will have incurved |
| they will have incurved |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be incurving |
| you will be incurving |
| he/she/it will be incurving |
| we will be incurving |
| you will be incurving |
| they will be incurving |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been incurving |
| you have been incurving |
| he/she/it has been incurving |
| we have been incurving |
| you have been incurving |
| they have been incurving |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been incurving |
| you will have been incurving |
| he/she/it will have been incurving |
| we will have been incurving |
| you will have been incurving |
| they will have been incurving |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been incurving |
| you had been incurving |
| he/she/it had been incurving |
| we had been incurving |
| you had been incurving |
| they had been incurving |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would incurve |
| you would incurve |
| he/she/it would incurve |
| we would incurve |
| you would incurve |
| they would incurve |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have incurved |
| you would have incurved |
| he/she/it would have incurved |
| we would have incurved |
| you would have incurved |
| they would have incurved |
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