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recurvate

/ri-kur-vit, -veyt/US // rɪˈkɜr vɪt, -veɪt //UK // (rɪˈkɜːvɪt, -veɪt) //

复发,复述,复归于好,复归

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : bent back or backward; recurved.

Examples

  • The blade is recurvate—constricted in the hafting area above the auricles.

  • The shoulders are inversely tapered with narrow barbs that may be expanded, especially on examples with recurvate blade edges.

  • One example of the cotypes has one straight and one recurvate blade edge.

  • The blade is usually recurvate, but may be excurvate with an acute distal end.

  • The blade is usually excurvate but may be slightly recurvate; the distal end is usually acute but may be broad.