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Concaveness

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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
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Noun1.concaveness - the property possessed by a concave shape
shape, configuration, conformation, contour, form - any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes"
hollowness - the property of having a sunken area

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