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

concave
Adjective
curving inwards like the inside surface of a ball [Latin concavus arched]
concavity n

concave  (knkv)
Curved inward, like the inside of a circle or sphere.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.concave - curving inward
intrusive - thrusting inward; "an intrusive arm of the sea"
bulging, convex - curving or bulging outward

concave
Translations
concave [ˈkɔnˈkeɪv] adjcóncavo

concave [ˈkɔnˈkeɪv] adjconcave

concave [ˈkɔnkeɪv] adjkonkav

concave [ˈkɔnˈkeɪv] adjconcavo/a

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
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


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