incurvation
(noun) the action of creating a curved shape
Source: WordNet® 3.1
incurvation (countable and uncountable, plural incurvations)
The act of acquiring or being given a curved form; an instance of curving or bending.
The state of being curved or bent; any curved shape or formation; curvature; a curve; a bend.
A curving inwards; the condition of being curved inwards.
(obsolete) Bowing in reverence or worship.
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Source: Wiktionary
In`cur*va"tion, n. Etym: [L. incurvatio: cf. F. incurvation.]
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 May 2024
(noun) (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God; “the Cardinal attended the consecration of the church”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
