curved or bent, either in two different directions, or back on itself

simple past tense and past participle of recurve

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of recurve

present participle of recurve

A curving again, or back on itself; a meander.

To curve again, to rebend. / To curve back on itself. / (of a storm) To change direction.

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.

plural of recurvation

A bending or flexure backward.

(archaic) recurved