arcuate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite forming or resembling an arch
    bowed; arched; arching; arciform; arced.
    • an arched ceiling

WordNet

Arc"u*ate, Arc"u*a`ted adjective (Also<
  • Arcuate
  • Arcuated
)
Etymology
L. arcuatus, p. p. of arcuare to shape like a bow, fr. arcus. See Arc.
Definitions
  1. Bent or curved in the form of a bow. "Arcuate stalks." Gray.

Webster 1913