Curved or bent into the shape of an arch; having been made or formed into a bow.
From 'arcuate' + '-ed' (past participle/adjective suffix). This form emphasizes that something has been shaped or formed into an arch.
Ancient archers discovered that arcuated bows were stronger than straight sticks—the curve distributes stress across the wood instead of concentrating it at one point!
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