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concaveness

Variant of concave

adjective

hollow and curved like the inside of a bowl

Origin: ME & OFr < L concavus, hollow < com-, intens. + cavus, hollow: see cave

noun

a concave surface, line, object, etc.

transitive verb concaved, concaving

to make concave

Related Forms:

concavely adverb
concaveness noun

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