concavity
[kon-kav-i-tee]
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Origin of concavity
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The shell was slightly concave, the concavity turned to the front.
The Scalp HuntersMayne Reid
And otherwise unlike a volcanic crater is the concavity itself.
The Lone RancheCaptain Mayne Reid
It is circular, and is placed on the concavity of the ventral flexure.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1Francis Maitland Balfour
Petals numerous, small, 1-lipped, the concavity near the base.
Three, however, had had their concavity partly whittled flat.
Mohave PotteryAlfred L. Kroeber
concavity
- the state or quality of being concave
- a concave surface or thing; cavity
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Word Origin and History for concavity
c.1400, from Old French concavité "hollow, concavity" (14c.) or directly from Latin concavitatem (nominative concavitas), from Latin concavus "hollow" (see concave).
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
concavity
(kŏn-kăv′ĭ-tē)- A hollow or depression that is curved like the inner surface of a sphere.
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