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Meaning of arcuation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The act of bending or curving; the state of being bent; crookedness.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A method of propagating trees by bending branches to the ground and covering the small shoots with earth; layering.
    countable, uncountable

Examples

“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”
“flowering Shrubs, which are propagated or raised by Arcuation, or laying”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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