concave
curved like a segment of the interior of a circle or hollow sphere; hollow and curved.: Compare convex (def. 1).
Geometry. (of a polygon) having at least one interior angle greater than 180°.
Obsolete. hollow.
a concave surface, part, line, or thing.
Machinery. a concave piece, as one against which a drum rotates.
to make concave.
Origin of concave
1Other words from concave
- con·cave·ly, adverb
- con·cave·ness, noun
- sub·con·cave, adjective
- sub·con·cave·ly, adverb
- sub·con·cave·ness, noun
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How to use concave in a sentence
The head is small relative to the body length and, when viewed laterally, is slightly concaved or scooped on the upper margin.
Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic | Stephen LeatherwoodThe flukes are broad, concaved on the rear margin, and deeply notched.
Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic | Stephen LeatherwoodIn the eyes now glaring at them malevolently through heavily concaved spectacles they read hate unutterable.
As a rule, in wild turkeys we find the craniofrontal region more concaved and wider across than it is in the tame varieties.
The Wild Turkey and Its Hunting | Edward A. McIlhennyThe first shaded figure, therefore, represents a concaved surface, and the second figure a convex surface.
Carpentry for Boys | J. S. Zerbe
British Dictionary definitions for concave
/ (ˈkɒnkeɪv, kɒnˈkeɪv) /
curving inwards
physics having one or two surfaces curved or ground in the shape of a section of the interior of a sphere, paraboloid, etc: a concave lens
maths (of a polygon) containing an interior angle greater than 180°
an obsolete word for hollow
(tr) to make concave
Origin of concave
1- Compare convex
Derived forms of concave
- concavely, adverb
- concaveness, noun
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Scientific definitions for concave
[ kŏn′kāv′ ]
Curved inward, like the inside of a circle or sphere.
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