arcuation
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The act of bending or curving; the state of being bent; crookedness.
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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
A method of propagating trees by bending branches to the ground and covering the small shoots with earth; layering.
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flowering Shrubs, which are propagated or raised by Arcuation, or laying
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arcuations