Arcuation

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of bending or curving; the state of being bent; crookedness. countable, uncountable

    "In the practice of arcuation, the voussoirs or arch - stones are so cut , that their joints are perpendicular to the arch or to its tangent , at the points where they respectively fall"

  2. 2
    A method of propagating trees by bending branches to the ground and covering the small shoots with earth; layering. countable, uncountable

    "flowering Shrubs, which are propagated or raised by Arcuation, or laying"

Etymology

Latin arcuatio.

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