concave

UK /ˈkɒn.keɪv/ US /ˈkɑn.keɪv/
noun 5adj 4verb 1

Definitions

adj

1

Curved like the inner surface of a sphere or bowl.

2

Not convex; having at least one internal angle greater than 180 degrees.

3

Satisfying the property that all segments connecting two points on the function's graph lie below the function.

4

Hollow; empty.

as concave […] as a worm-eaten nut

noun

1

A concave surface or curve.

2

The vault of the sky.

3

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).

4

An element of a curved grid used to separate desirable material from tailings or chaff in mining and harvesting.

5

An indentation running along the base of a surfboard, intended to increase lift.

verb

1

To render concave, or increase the degree of concavity.

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