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

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Origin of concavity

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

Related formssub·con·cav·i·ty, noun, plural sub·con·cav·i·ties.

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Examples from the Web for concavity

A concavity at the apex of the thigh, underneath, to receive the base of the Tibia.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby
Of the concave there are three sorts; some have the concavity above, some in the middle, and some at the end.
A Treatise on Painting|Leonardo Da Vinci
Diffuse stimulation induces, in both, a concavity of the more excitable lower half with the down movement of the leaf or the stem.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919|Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
Its crest, viewed en profile, exhibited a saddle-shaped curve, the concavity turned upward.
The Boy Slaves|Mayne Reid

The iliac recess is a concavity dorsolateral to the sharply curving posterior end of the internal ilio-ischiatic crest.
Variation in the Muscles and Nerves of the Leg in|E. Bruce Holmes

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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Word Origin and History for concavity

concavity

c.1400, from Old French concavité "hollow, concavity" (14c.) or directly from Latin concavitatem (nominative concavitas), from Latin concavus "hollow" (see concave).

Medicine definitions for concavity

concavity

[ kŏn-kăv′ĭ-tē ]

n.

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