Definitions from Wiktionary (concave)
▸ adjective: Curved like the inner surface of a sphere or bowl.
▸ adjective: (geometry, not comparable, of a polygon) Not convex; having at least one internal angle greater than 180 degrees.
▸ adjective: (functional analysis, not comparable, of a real-valued function on the reals) Satisfying the property that all segments connecting two points on the function's graph lie below the function.
▸ adjective: Hollow; empty.
▸ noun: A concave surface or curve.
▸ noun: The vault of the sky.
▸ noun: One of the celestial spheres of the Ptolemaic or geocentric model of the world.
▸ noun: (manufacturing) An element of a curved grid used to separate desirable material from tailings or chaff in mining and harvesting.
▸ noun: (surfing) An indentation running along the base of a surfboard, intended to increase lift.
▸ noun: (skateboarding) An indented area on the top of a skateboard, providing a position for foot placement and increasing board strength.
▸ noun: (gambling) A playing card made concave for use in cheating.
▸ verb: To render concave, or increase the degree of concavity.
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▸ adjective: Curved like the inner surface of a sphere or bowl.
▸ adjective: (geometry, not comparable, of a polygon) Not convex; having at least one internal angle greater than 180 degrees.
▸ adjective: (functional analysis, not comparable, of a real-valued function on the reals) Satisfying the property that all segments connecting two points on the function's graph lie below the function.
▸ adjective: Hollow; empty.
▸ noun: A concave surface or curve.
▸ noun: The vault of the sky.
▸ noun: One of the celestial spheres of the Ptolemaic or geocentric model of the world.
▸ noun: (manufacturing) An element of a curved grid used to separate desirable material from tailings or chaff in mining and harvesting.
▸ noun: (surfing) An indentation running along the base of a surfboard, intended to increase lift.
▸ noun: (skateboarding) An indented area on the top of a skateboard, providing a position for foot placement and increasing board strength.
▸ noun: (gambling) A playing card made concave for use in cheating.
▸ verb: To render concave, or increase the degree of concavity.
▸ Also see concave
▸ Words similar to concaving
▸ Usage examples for concaving
▸ Idioms related to concaving
▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing concaving
▸ Popular nouns described by concaving
▸ Words that often appear near concaving
▸ Rhymes of concaving
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