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recurve

/rɪˈkɜːv/

/rɪˈkɜrv/

Translations

recurveverb

recurved

Past Simple

recurved

Past Participle

recurving

Gerund

/ˌriːˈkɜːv/

/ˌriˈkɜrv/

se recourber

The plant's leaves began to recurve as they matured.

Les feuilles de la plante ont commencé à se recourber en mûrissant.

Additional translations

se courber vers l’arrièreFormulation descriptive, surtout en contexte botanique ou technique.

Synonyms

curve back

bend back

arch

retrace

recurvenoun

recurves

/rɪˈkɜːv/

/rɪˈkɜrv/

arc recourbéSe dit surtout d’un arc dont les branches se courbent vers l’extérieur à vide.

The archer preferred using a recurve for its increased power and accuracy.

L’archer préférait utiliser un arc recourbé pour sa puissance et sa précision accrues.

Additional translations

courbure en retourEmploi technique pour une courbe qui se replie sur elle-même.

recurveadjective

/ˌriːˈkɜːv/

/ˌriˈkɝv/

Used attributively to describe objects that bend back on themselves, e.g., "recurve bow", "recurve blade".

recourbéS’emploie notamment pour des branches d’arc, des lames ou des bords courbés vers l’arrière.

The craftsman forged a recurve blade that sliced cleanly through the rope.

L’artisan a forgé une lame recourbée qui a tranché proprement la corde.

Additional translations

à courbure inverséeTerme plus technique.

Definitions

recurveverb

To bend or curve backward or downward.

The plant's leaves began to recurve as they matured.

recurvenoun

A type of bow that has tips that curve away from the archer when the bow is unstrung, providing more power and speed to the arrow.

The archer preferred using a recurve for its increased power and accuracy.

A bend or curve that turns back on itself.

The river's recurve created a natural barrier for the wildlife sanctuary.

recurveadjective

Curved backward or having a shape that bends back on itself, especially of bow limbs or blade edges.

The craftsman forged a recurve blade that sliced cleanly through the rope.