Dictionary
recurve
Meaning
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- A type of knife blade shape that involves several curves including a concave curve on a portion of the edge, resulting in a belly that is lower than the handle bottom.
- A recurve bow.
- A landform consisting of a hook at the tip of a coastal spit.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹɪˈkɜː(ɹ)v/
Etymology
From re- + curve.
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