upcurve

English

Etymology

up- +‎ curve

Noun

upcurve (plural upcurves)

1. An upward curve.
   • 2009 September 11, Christine Smith, “Country diary”, in Guardian‎^[1]:

     Bleached and brittle stalks branch precisely, each finally dividing into an upcurve of umbrella-like spokes which terminate in a starburst of micro-stems.

Verb

upcurve (third-person singular simple present upcurves, present participle upcurving, simple past and past participle upcurved)

1. To curve upwards.