concave

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin concavus.

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concave (comparative more concave, superlative most concave)

Positive
concave

Comparative
more concave

Superlative
most concave

  1. curved inward like the inside of a bowl

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[edit] Noun

Singular
concave

Plural
concaves

concave (plural concaves)

  1. A concave surface or curve.
  2. The vault of the sky.
  3. One of the celestial spheres of the Ptolemaic or geocentric model of the world.
    Aristotle makes [Fire] to move to the concave of the Moon. - Thomas Salusbury (1661).
  4. (manufacturing) An element of a curved grid used to separate desirable material from tailings or chaff in mining and harvesting.
  5. (surfing) An indentation running along the base of a surfboard, intended to increase lift.
  6. (skateboarding) An indented area on the top of a skateboard, providing a position for foot placement and increasing board strength.

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Infinitive
to concave

Third person singular
concaves

Simple past
concaved

Past participle
concaved

Present participle
concaving

to concave (third-person singular simple present concaves, present participle concaving, simple past and past participle concaved)

  1. To render concave, or increase the degree of concavity.

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concave f.

  1. Feminine plural form of concavo