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Meaning of 'concave' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . 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.
- Hollow; void of contents.
2 . Concave [ n.]
- A hollow; an arched vault; a cavity; a recess.
- A curved sheath or breasting for a revolving cylinder or roll.
3 . Concave [ v. t.]
- To make hollow or concave.

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con con- conacre conarium conation conative conatus concamerate concameration concatenate

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