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concave
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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
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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
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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
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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
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concave
hollowed out, basin-like. Found op http://www.anbg.gov.au/glossary/webpubl/lichglos.htm
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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
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concave
Type: Term Pronunciation: kon-kāv′ Definitions: 1. Having a depressed or hollowed surface. Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=19583
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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
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Concave
A surface curved like the interior of a circle or sphere. Found op http://www.otherpower.com/glossary.html
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CONCAVE
A surface shaped like the inside of a sphere. Found op http://eyediologyopticians.co.uk/pages/Eye-terms-explained.html
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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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