Definition
To bend or curve outward in a convex shape, like the opposite of bending inward.
Etymology
From Latin ex- (outward) + curvare (to curve). The prefix ex- means 'out' and curvare comes from curvus meaning 'curved.' This word emerged in anatomical and botanical terminology to describe outward-curving structures.
Kelly Says
This word is almost never used in everyday English, but it's essential in biology and medicine—when a doctor describes how a bone or organ curves outward, they're using precise Latin-based vocabulary that's been refined over centuries of anatomical study.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُقَوَّم
mu-qa-wa-mum
CACatalà
excurvat
eks-kur-vat
CSČeština
vykrojený
vee-kro-jen-ee
DEDeutsch
ausgekrümmt
ow-skee-kroo-mht
ELΕλληνικά
καμπυλωτός
kam-pee-lo-tos
ESEspañol
excurvado
eks-kur-va-doh
FAفارسی
مُدبّر
moo-dab-ber
FISuomi
kaareutettu
ka-are-u-tet-too
FRFrançais
excurvé
eks-koo-vay
HUMagyar
kifordult
kee-ford-ult
IDBahasa Indonesia
melengkung
me-len-kung
ITItaliano
escurvato
eks-koor-va-toh
MSBahasa Melayu
melengkung
me-len-kung
NLNederlands
uitgekruld
oot-geh-kroo-ld
PLPolski
wygięty
vye-gee-en-tee
PTPortuguês
excurvado
eks-kur-va-doh
RUРусский
выгнутый
vy-gnyu-tyy
SWKiswahili
mviringo
m-vee-rin-go
UKУкраїнська
вигнутий
vi-gnyu-tyy
VITiếng Việt
cong vênh
kong vehnh
ZUZU
ebuhleni
eh-boo-leh-nee