inbend

present singular third person inbends · participle present inbending · participle past inbended · past inbended · participle past inbent · past inbent

1. ambitransitiveTo bend or curve inwards; inflect.

   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.

   1991, Hans O. Doerr, Albert S. Carlin, Forensic neuropsychology

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   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, [...]

   1981, W. Odling-Smee, Alan Crockard, Trauma care

plural inbends

1. That which is bent or curved inward.