incurvation

[Latin incurvatio, from in. curvatus.] [INCURVATE, a.]. 1. The act of curving, bending, or making crooked. 2298 2. The act of bending or bowing the body in token of respect or reverence; a bow. 3. The state of being incurvated or bent from a straight or direct line or course; curvity; crooked ne . "Which would cause an incurvation of the rays the contrary way."- Derham : Astro- Theology , bk. i., ch. ii. (Note 1.) indecisive In-de-çen-çỹ, *In-de-çençe, s. [Lat. indecen tia , from indecens =unbecoming, indecent (q.v.); Fr. indécence : Ital. indecenza : Sp. indecencia .] 1. The quality or state of being indecent or unbecoming. 2. The quality or state of being indecent or indelicate. That with its hoary head incurved salutes The pa ing wave."