concavity

[ kon-kav-i-tee ]
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noun,plural con·cav·i·ties for 2.
  1. the state or quality of being concave.

  2. a concave surface or thing; cavity.

Origin of concavity

1
1350–1400; Middle English concavite<Late Latin concavitāt- (stem of concavitās). See con-, cave, -ity

Other words from concavity

  • sub·con·cav·i·ty, noun, plural sub·con·cav·i·ties.

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British Dictionary definitions for concavity

concavity

/ (kɒnˈkævɪtɪ) /


nounplural -ties
  1. the state or quality of being concave

  2. a concave surface or thing; cavity

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