concave
Definitions
adj
Curved like the inner surface of a sphere or bowl.
Not convex; having at least one internal angle greater than 180 degrees.
Satisfying the property that all segments connecting two points on the function's graph lie below the function.
Hollow; empty.
as concave […] as a worm-eaten nut
noun
A concave surface or curve.
The vault of the sky.
One of the celestial spheres of the Ptolemaic or geocentric model of the world.
Aristotle makes [Fire] to move to the concave of the Moon. - Thomas Salusbury (1661).
An element of a curved grid used to separate desirable material from tailings or chaff in mining and harvesting.
An indentation running along the base of a surfboard, intended to increase lift.
verb
To render concave, or increase the degree of concavity.