First Known Use: 15th century
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1concave
adjective con·cave \kän-ˈkāv, ˈkän-ˌ\
: having a shape like the inside of a bowl : curving inward
Full Definition of CONCAVE
1
: hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl
2
: arched in : curving in —used of the side of a curve or surface on which neighboring normals to the curve or surface converge and on which lies the chord joining two neighboring points of the curve or surface
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Origin of CONCAVE
Middle English, from Latin concavus, from com- + cavus hollow — more at cave
Related to CONCAVE
- Antonyms
- bulging, cambered, convex, protruding, protrusive, protuberant
Rhymes with CONCAVE
airwave, behave, brain wave, cold wave, conclave, deprave, dissave, drawshave, enclave, engrave, enslave, exclave, ground wave, heat wave, margrave, new wave, octave, outbrave, Palgrave, palsgrave, shock wave, shortwave, sine wave, sky wave, sound wave, spokeshave, S wave, wage slave, white slave, Wind Cave
2concave
noun con·cave \ˈkän-ˌkāv\
Definition of CONCAVE
: a concave line or surface
First Known Use of CONCAVE
1552
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CONCAVE Defined for Kids
concave
adjective con·cave \kän-ˈkāv\
Definition of CONCAVE for Kids
: hollow or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl
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concave
adjective con·cave \kän-ˈkāv, ˈkän-ˌ\
Medical Definition of CONCAVE
: hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl
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