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concave

/ˈkɑn.keɪv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.02 in modern English

Syllables
con-cave
IPA
/ˈkɑn.keɪv/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Curved like the inner surface of a sphere or bowl.

adj

Not convex; having at least one internal angle greater than 180 degrees.

adj

Satisfying the property that all segments connecting two points on the function's graph lie below the function.

adj

Hollow; empty.

noun

A concave surface or curve.

noun

The vault of the sky.

noun

One of the celestial spheres of the Ptolemaic or geocentric model of the world.

noun

An element of a curved grid used to separate desirable material from tailings or chaff in mining and harvesting.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English concave, from Old French concave, from Latin concavus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *ḱewh₁-, concave, concavus

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkɑn.keɪv/
  • British English: /ˈkɒn.keɪv/

Inflected Forms

more concave (comparative) most concave (superlative) concaves (plural) concaves (present, singular) concaving (participle, present) concaved (participle, past) concaved (past)

Derived Forms

biconcave concavation concavely concaveness concavification concavify concavity concavoconcave convexoconcave nonconcave planoconcave proconcave

Phrases

concave envelope concave function double concave upper concave envelope

Frequently Paired Words

convex

Synonyms

concavous

Antonyms

convex

Rhymes With

gave save they've wave dave brave slave grave cave behave shave rave

Questions

How do you pronounce concave?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑn.keɪv/.
What does concave mean?
Curved like the inner surface of a sphere or bowl.
Where does concave come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce concave

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