declinate

[dek-luh-neyt, -nit] / ˈdɛk ləˌneɪt, -nɪt /

ADJECTIVE

curved

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arched crooked curvaceous elliptical rounded serpentine twisted twisting

STRONG

arced compass humped incurvate looped round skewed sweeping turned wreathed

WEAK

S-shaped arciform arrondi biflected circular curly curvilinear enbowed incurved loopy sigmoid sinuous snaky swirly twisty

Antonyms

STRONGEST

straight

Example Sentences

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In the last-mentioned case they are called declinate, as in amaryllis, horse-chestnut and fraxinella.

From Project Gutenberg

Declinate, declined, turned to one side, or downwards.

From Project Gutenberg

Declinate -us: a part somewhat bent, the apex downward.

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