concave (redirected from concave face)

con·cave  (kn-kv, knkv) adj. Curved like the inner surface of a sphere. n. A concave surface, structure, or line. tr.v. con·caved, con·cav·ing, con·caves To make concave. [Middle English, from Latin concavus : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + cavus, hollow; see keu- in Indo-European roots.] con·cavely adv. con·caveness n.

concave left to right: biconcave, plano-concave, and concavo-convex lenses

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concave

Adjective

curving inwards like the inside surface of a ball [Latin concavus arched]

concavity n

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concave  (knkv)

Curved inward, like the inside of a circle or sphere.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

concave - curving inward intrusive - thrusting inward; "an intrusive arm of the sea" bulging, convex - curving or bulging outward

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concave

adjective hollow, cupped, depressed, scooped, hollowed, excavated, sunken, indented << OPPOSITE convex

Translations

concave [ˈkɔnˈkeɪv] adj → cóncavo

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concave [ˈkɔnˈkeɪv] adj → concave

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concave [ˈkɔnkeɪv] adj → konkav

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concave [ˈkɔnˈkeɪv] adj → concavo/a

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concave

adj concave [konˈkeiv]

(of an object or surface) curved inwards Spoons are concave. hol, holrond, konkaaf مُقعَّـر вдлъбнат vydutý konkav; hul konkav κοίλος cóncavo nõgus مقعر؛ فرورفته kovera concave קָעוּר अवतल udubljen, konkavan homorú cekung íhvolfur concavo 凹形の 오목한 įgaubtas, įdubęs ieliekts; iedobts cekung concaaf buet innover, konkav wklęsły côncavo concav вогнутый vydutý vbokel konkavan konkav, kupig เว้า içbükey 凹的 угнутий مقعر hình lòng chảo 凹的

n conˈcavity [-ˈkӕ-]

holte, holheid, konkawiteit تَقَعُّـر вдлъбнатина vydutost konkavitet; hulhed die Aushöhlung κοιλότητα concavidad nõgusus فرورفتگی koveruus concavité קְעִירוּת अवतलता šupljina, udubljenost, konkavnost homorúság kecekungan íhvolfa; íhvolfur hlutur concavità 凹形 오목한 상태[] įgaubtumas ieliekums; iedobums kecekungan concaafheid hulhet, konkavitet wklęsłość concavidade concavitate вогнутость vydutosť vboklina konkavnost konkavitet, kupighet ความเว้า içbükeylik 凹面 западина حجوف سطح bề mặt lõm 凹面