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concave polyhedron |
concave shape |
concaved |
concavely |
concaveness |
concavity
| concavo-concave
| concavo-convex
| concavous
| conceal
| concealable
concavity
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun concavity has 2 senses
- concavity(n = noun.shape) concave shape, incurvation, incurvature - a shape that curves or bends inward; Array is a kind of solid
- concavity(n = noun.attribute) concaveness - the property possessed by a concave shape; Array is a kind of configuration, conformation, contour, form, shape
has particulars: dome, fossa, pit, corner, niche, recess, recession, bowl, trough, pocket, scoop, depression, impression, imprint, cup, indentation, indenture
Derived form adjective concave1
has particulars: hollowness
Derived form adjective concave1
CIDE DICTIONARY
concavity, n. [L. concavitas: cf. F. concavité. See Concave.].
A concave surface, or the space bounded by it; the state of being concave. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
concavity
aduncity, alveolation, alveolus, antrum, aquilinity, arching, arcuation, armpit, basin, boss, bowl, bump, cavity, circularity, colophon, concameration, concave, convexity, convolution, crater, crookedness, crypt, cup, curvation, curvature, curving, curvity, dactylogram, dactylograph, de-escalation, debasement, decurvation, decurvature, degradation, demotion, dent, depression, descent, detrusion, diminution, dint, dip, ducking, embossment, excrescence, excurvation, excurvature, fingerprint, fold, follicle, footmark, footprint, footstep, fossil footprint, funnel chest, hauling down, hole, hollow, hollow shell, hollowness, hookedness, ichnite, ichnolite, impress, impression, imprint, incurvation, incurvature, incurvity, indent, indentation, indention, lacuna, lowering, lump, pad, paw print, pawmark, pimple, pit, pocket, print, pug, pugmark, punch bowl, recurvation, recurvature, recurvity, reduction, rondure, rotundity, sag, scoop, seal, shell, sigil, signet, sink, sinkage, sinkhole, sinking, sinuosity, sinuousness, sinus, socket, stamp, step, stud, submergence, thrusting under, thumbmark, thumbprint, tortuosity, tortuousness, trough, vaulting, vestige, vugROGET THESAURUS
concavity
Concavity
N concavity, depression, dip, hollow, hollowness, indentation, intaglio, cavity, dent, dint, dimple, follicle, pit, sinus, alveolus, lacuna, excavation, strip mine, trough, honeycomb, cup, basin, crater, punch bowl, cell, socket, valley, vale, dale, dell, dingle, combe, bottom, slade, strath, glade, grove, glen, cave, cavern, cove, grot, grotto, alcove, cul-de- sac, gully, arch, bay, excavator, sapper, miner, honeycomb (sponge), depressed, alveolate, calathiform, cup-shaped, dishing, favaginous, faveolate, favose, scyphiform, scyphose, concave, hollow, stove in, retiring, retreating, cavernous, porous, infundibul, infundibular, infundibuliform, funnel shaped, bell shaped, campaniform, capsular, vaulted, arched.
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