Look up: concave


  1. concave
    [adj] - curving inward
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=concave

  2. Concave
    curving inward away from the viewer.
    Found op http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/glossary.html

  3. Concave
    Curved from the inside, a curved depression in the surface of an object. See also: Convex.
    Found op http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/source/c/o/concave/source.html

  4. Concave
    Curving Inward
    Found op http://www.dwp.gov.uk/medical/med_conditions/glossary.html

  5. Concave
    Con'cave (kŏn*kā*v' or kŏn'-; 277) adjective [ Latin concavus ; con- + cavus hollow: confer French concave . See Cave a hollow.] 1. Hollow and curved or rounded; vaulted; -- said of the in...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/125

  6. Concave
    Con'cave noun [ Latin concavum .] 1. A hollow; an arched vault; a cavity; a recess. « Up to the fiery concave towering hight. Milton. » 2. (Mech.) A curved sheath or breasting for a revolving cy...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/125

  7. Concave
    Con'cave transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle concaved ; present participle & verbal noun Concaving .] To make hollow or concave.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/125

  8. concave
    Having a depressed or hollowed surface. ... Origin: L. Concavus, arched or vaulted ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?concave

  9. concave
    adjective curving inward
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=concave

  10. concave
    (kon-kāv´) rounded and somewhat depressed or hollowed out.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  11. Concave
    • (n.) A curved sheath or breasting for a revolving cylinder or roll. • (v. t.) To make hollow or concave. • (a.) Hollow; void of contents. • (n.) A hollow; an arched vault; a cavity; a recess. • (a.) Hollow and curved or rounded; vaulted; -- said of the interior of a curved...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/concave/



  1. concave
    concave 1. Curved like a segment of the interior of a circle or hollow sphere; hollow and curved. 2. Curved inward like the inner surface of a bowl or sphere. 3. In geometry: A reference to a polygon having at least one interior angle greater than 180°.
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/3591/3

  2. Concave
    Said of a curve that bulges away from some reference point, usually the horizontal axis or the origin of a diagram. More formally, a curve is concave from below (or concave to something below it) if all straight lines connecting points on it lie on or below it. Contrasts with convex.
    Found op http://www-personal.umich.edu/~alandear/glossary/c.html

  3. Concave
    The word concave means curving in or hollowed inward, as opposed to convex. The former may be used in reference to: In addition, the term concave upwards is used for convex functions, and concave downwards for concave functions. == See also == ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concave

  4. Concave
    A term to describe an outline which curves inward. Synonymous with incurvate and the opposite of convex and excurvate. Suggested that this term only be used to describe basal edges.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  5. concave
    hollowed out, basin-like.
    Found op http://www.anbg.gov.au/glossary/webpubl/lichglos.htm

  6. concave
    concave mirror Curved inward, or having negative curvature, as in certain mirrors and lenses; the word comes from the Latin concavus for 'hollow.' A biconcave lens has two concave surfaces, not necessarily with the same radii of curvature. A figure, such as a polygon or polyhedron, is said to be...
    Found op http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/C/concave.html

  7. concave
    Type: Term Pronunciation: kon-kāv′ Definitions: 1. Having a depressed or hollowed surface.
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=19583

  8. concave
    Of a surface, curving inwards, or away from the eye. For example, a bowl appears concave when viewed from above. In geometry, a concave polygon is one that has an interior angle greater than 180°. Concave is the opposite of convex
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0034050.html

  9. Concave
    A surface curved like the interior of a circle or sphere.
    Found op http://www.otherpower.com/glossary.html

  10. CONCAVE
    A surface shaped like the inside of a sphere.
    Found op http://eyediologyopticians.co.uk/pages/Eye-terms-explained.html

  11. concave
    1) Acetabular 2) Biconcave 3) Bowl-shaped 4) Bursiform 5) Cavernous 6) Concavo-concave 7) Concavo-convex 8) Cotyloid 9) Cotyloidal 10) Cup-shaped 11) Cuplike 12) Cupular 13) Cupulate 14) Curving inward ...
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/concave/1

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