incurve
Bend toward center
Incurve means to curve inward or to cause something to bend toward a center point.
The noun incurve describes a curve that bends inward, or in baseball, a pitch that curves toward the batter—the opposite of an outcurve.
The petals incurve slightly at the edges.
The term appears in both technical descriptions of physical shapes and in sports commentary, though it's less common than related words like curve or curl.
Curved line segment
- bowRespectful forward inclination
- hookCurved catching device
- crookBent implement or criminal
- flexureA bend or curve
deflection · inflection · sweep · swerve · turn · loop · coil · spiral
Curved line segment
- radiusCenter-to-perimeter distance
- tangentLine touching curve once
- parabolaSymmetrical open plane curve
- ellipseConic section curve
conic · asymptote · vertex · focus · axis · sine · cosine · trajectory
arc
Curved line segment
flexure · deflection · inflection · sweep · swerve · turn · loop · coil · spiral · warp
arc
Curved line segment
- radiusCenter-to-perimeter distance
- tangentLine touching curve once
- parabolaSymmetrical open plane curve
ellipse · conic · asymptote · vertex · focus · axis · sine · cosine · trajectory · mathematical
hollow
Empty within
- inwardToward the inside
- scoopFirst-reported story
- depressionProlonged low state
indentation · dimple · cavity · recess · bowl · basin · dip · sunken · scooped · crescent
curveball
Pitch with spin-induced arc
break · movement · spin · delivery · mound · catcher · strike · ball · swing · trajectory