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inbend

verb

Etymology

From in- + bend.

  1. derived from *bʰendʰ-✻ — “to bind, tie”
  2. inherited from *bandijaną✻ — “to bend”
  3. inherited from *bandijan✻
  4. inherited from bendan — “to bind or bend (a bow), fetter, restrain”
  5. inherited from benden
  6. prefixed as inbend — “in + bend”

Definitions

  1. To bend or curve inwards

    To bend or curve inwards; inflect.

    • In this case, the force is more generally applied over the skull causing the vault to inbend and fracture, while solid irregular struts such as the petrous bones will not fracture, [...]
    • At impact the skull decelerates first and begins to inbend, creating a positive force meeting the positive force of the forward-moving brain at the site of impact.

  2. That which is bent or curved inward.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA