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upbend en · NOUN

Etymology

From Middle English upbenden, equivalent to up- + bend.

Meanings

  1. 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:

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upbend en · VERB

Etymology

From Middle English upbenden, equivalent to up- + bend.

Meanings

  1. (ambitransitive) to bend upwards

Forms

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upbent Tense=Past lexicographic
upbends Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
upbending Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic