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- Dictionaryrecurve/ˌriːˈkəːv/
verb
- 1. bend backwards: "the petals recurve, elevating the flower"
noun
- 1. a bow that curves forward at the ends, which straighten out under tension when the bow is drawn.
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RECURVE definition: 1. a bow (= a curved weapon for shooting arrows) with ends that curve outwards, in the opposite…. Learn more.
The meaning of RECURVE is an archery bow with tips that curve away from the string side when the bow is not strung —often used before another noun. How to use recurve in a sentence.
Recurve definition: to curve or bend back or backward.. See examples of RECURVE used in a sentence.
To curve or bend (something) back or down or (of something) to be so curved or bent.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
Define recurve. recurve synonyms, recurve pronunciation, recurve translation, English dictionary definition of recurve. tr. & intr.v. re·curved , re·curv·ing , re·curves To curve backward or downward or become curved backward or downward. re′cur·va′tion n.
curve or bend (something) back or down.
The earliest known use of the noun recurve is in the 1840s. OED's earliest evidence for recurve is from 1845, in the writing of Sylvester Judd, novelist. It is also recorded as an adjective from the Middle English period (1150—1500).
Recurve definition: To curve (something) backward or downward or become curved backward or downward.
Aug 19, 2024 · recurve (third-person singular simple present recurves, present participle recurving, simple past and past participle recurved) To curve again, to rebend. To curve back on itself. (of a storm) To change direction.
recurve: To curve (something) backward or downward or become curved backward or downward.
