1) Curvature 1) State of being bent 2) The use of arches in building 
• (n.) A mode of propagating trees by bending branches to the ground, and covering the small shoots with earth; layering. • (n.) The act of bending or curving; incurvation; the state of being bent; crookedness.
(ahr-ku-a´shәn) a bending or curvature.
Arc`u·a'tion noun [ Latin arcuatio .] 1. The act of bending or curving; incurvation; the state of being bent; crookedness. Coxe. 2. (Hort.) A mode of propagating trees by bending branches to the ground, and covering the small shoots with earth; layering. Chambe...
Type: Term Pronunciation: ar-kyū-ā′shŭn Definitions: 1. A bending or curvature.
arcuate, arcual, arcuation Bow-shaped.
the state of being bent or curved. · the use of arches in building. · a system or grouping of arches.