recurve

== English == === Etymology === From re- + curve. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɹɪˈkɜː(ɹ)v/ === Noun === recurve (countable and uncountable, plural recurves) 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. ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === recurve (third-person singular simple present recurves, present participle recurving, simple past and past participle recurved) To curve again, to rebend. To curve back on itself. (of a storm) To change direction. ==== Derived terms ==== recurve bow ==== Translations ==== == Portuguese == === Verb === recurve inflection of recurvar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Spanish == === Verb === recurve inflection of recurvar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative