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concavity

[ kon-kav-i-tee ]
/ kɒnˈkæv ɪ ti /
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noun, plural con·cav·i·ties for 2.

the state or quality of being concave.
a concave surface or thing; cavity.

RELATED WORDS

impression, hole, indentation

Nearby words

concatenate, concatenation, concato's disease, concave, concave lens, concavity, concavo-concave, concavo-concave lens, concavo-convex, concavo-convex lens, conceal

Origin of concavity

1350–1400; Middle English concavite < Late Latin concavitāt- (stem of concavitās). See con-, cave, -ity

Related forms

sub·con·cav·i·ty, noun, plural sub·con·cav·i·ties.
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British Dictionary definitions for concavity

concavity

/ (kɒnˈkævɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the state or quality of being concave
a concave surface or thing; cavity
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Medicine definitions for concavity

concavity

[ kŏn-kăv′ĭ-tē ]

n.

A hollow or depression that is curved like the inner surface of a sphere.
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