precurved

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adjective

curved prior to usage

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Meanings

adjectiveprecurved (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecurved prior to usage

    It was important, thereafter, to develop a sense of tactile feel and direction with appropriately precurved scouting files to detect the trifurcation.

    2015, R. Praveen et al., “The radiculous’ premolars: Case reports of a maxillary and mandibular premolar with three canals”, in Journal of Natural Science, Biology, and Medicine, volume 6, →DOI

Origin

From pre- + curved.

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APA

precurved. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precurved

MLA

“precurved.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precurved. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “precurved,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precurved.

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