recurve

Meaning

Noun

1. 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.
2. A recurve bow.
3. A landform consisting of a hook at the tip of a coastal spit.

Verb

1. To curve again, to rebend.
2. To curve back on itself.
3. To change direction.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈkɜː(ɹ)v/

Etymology

From re- + curve.

Sentences

Together they competed in the mixed team recurve event .