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backward bend; reverse warp; back bow
A bending or warping in the opposite direction from what is expected or normal. Used in construction, woodworking, and manufacturing to describe material that curves the wrong way, as well as in physical contexts to describe bending the body backward.
板に逆反りが出た。
The board developed a reverse warp.
乾燥が進むと木材に逆反りが起こりやすい。
As drying progresses, reverse warping is more likely to occur in lumber.
体操選手は見事な逆反りの姿勢を決めた。
The gymnast struck an impressive backward-arching pose.
Composed of 逆 (reverse, opposite) and 反り (warp, bend, curve). The 反り undergoes rendaku (voicing) to become ぞり. This term is used across several domains: in woodworking and construction, it describes unwanted warping of materials in the wrong direction; in physical activity, it describes arching the body backward.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 逆反りを防ぐ: to prevent reverse warping
- 逆反りが生じる: reverse warping occurs
- 逆反りの修正: correction of reverse warp
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 反り: warp, bend — warping in any direction
- 反り返り: arching backward — specifically the physical motion of bending back
- 歪み: distortion, warping — a broader term for any deformation