[ad. L. arcuāt-us pa. pple. of arcuā-re to curve like a bow, f. arcus bow.] Curved like a bow, arc-shaped, arched. (Chiefly in scientific use.)
1626. Bacon, Sylva, § 224. Sounds that move in Oblique and Arcuate Lines.
1766. Pennant, Zool. (1768), I. 181. The bill is short, weak and a little arcuate.
1875. Blake, Zool., 30. Horns have a tendency to become arcuate in the Goat.
