Definition of concaves Concaves

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Adjective concave, concaver, concavest
concave - curving inward
		convex, bulging curving or bulging outward
		intrusive tending to intrude (especially upon privacy); "she felt her presence there was intrusive"
		acetabular, cotyloid, cotyloidal of the cup-shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh bone
		biconcave, concavo-concave concave on both sides
		boat-shaped having a concave shape like a boat
		bowl-shaped having a concave shape with an open top like a bowl
		bursiform, pouch-shaped, pouchlike, saclike shaped like a pouch
		concavo-convex concave on one side and convex on the other with the concavity being greater than the convexity
		cuplike resembling the shape of a cup
		cupular, cupulate shaped like (or supporting) a cupule
		dish-shaped, dished, patelliform shaped like a dish or pan
		planoconcave flat on one side and concave on the other
		recessed resembling an alcove
		saucer-shaped having a concave shape like a saucer
		umbilicate depressed like a navel

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concave (Noun)
A concave surface or curve.
concave (Noun)
The vault of the sky.
concave (Noun)
One of the celestial spheres of the Ptolemaic or geocentric model of the world.
concave (Noun)
An element of a curved grid used to separate desirable material from tailings or chaff in mining and harvesting.
concave (Noun)
An indentation running along the base of a surfboard, intended to increase lift.
concave (Noun)
An indented area on the top of a skateboard, providing a position for foot placement and increasing board strength.
concave (Verb)
To render concave, or increase the degree of concavity.
concave (Adjective)
curved like the inner surface of a sphere or bowl.

concave (a.)
Hollow and curved or rounded; vaulted; -- said of the interior of a curved surface or line, as of the curve of the of the inner surface of an eggshell, in opposition to convex; as, a concave mirror; the concave arch of the sky.
concave (a.)
Hollow; void of contents.
concave (n.)
A hollow; an arched vault; a cavity; a recess.
concave (n.)
A curved sheath or breasting for a revolving cylinder or roll.
concave (v. t.)
To make hollow or concave.

concave
kon′kāv, adj. curved, vaulted, or arched, applied to the inner side of any curved line or rounded body, and opposed to convex, which is applied to the outside.—n. a hollow: an arch or vault.—adv. Con′cavely.—n. Concav′ity, the quality of being concave: the inner surface of a concave or hollow body.—adjs. Concā′vo-con′cave, or Doub′le-con′cave, concave on both sides of a lens; Concā′vo-con′vex, concave on one side, and convex on the other. [L. concavus, from con, inten., and cavus, hollow. See Cave.]