Meanings
verbupbend (third-person singular simple present upbends, present participle upbending, simple past and past participle upbent)
present singular third person upbends · participle present upbending · participle past upbent · past upbent
nounupbend (plural upbends)
plural upbends
- An upward bend
In addition, for the first time both the upbend and the well known scissors resonance have been observed simultaneously for the same nucleus.
2016, A. Simon, M. Guttormsen, A.C. Larsen, C.W. Beausang, P. Humby, J.T. Burke, R.J. Casperson, R.O. Hughes, T.J. Ross, J.M. Allmond, R. Chyzh, M. Dag, J. Koglin, E. McCleskey, M. McCleskey, S. Ota, A. Saastamoinen, “First observation of low-energy γ-ray enhancement in the rare-earth region”, in arXiv
Origin
- Middle Englishupbenden
- Englishupbend
From Middle English upbenden, equivalent to up- + bend.
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APA
upbend. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upbend
MLA
“upbend.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upbend. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “upbend,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upbend.
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