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countercurve

noun

Etymology

From counter- + curve.

  1. derived from *(s)ker-✻
  2. derived from curvus — “bent, curved”
  3. prefixed as countercurve — “counter + curve”

Definitions

  1. A curve running in the opposite direction to another curve.

    • The major curve is in the thoracic region, with an equal countercurve in the lumbar region.

The neighborhood

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