Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

concavity

/kəŋˈkævɪti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.85 in modern English

Syllables
con-cav-i-ty
IPA
/kəŋˈkævɪti/
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being concave

Uncountable

noun

A concave structure or surface

Countable

Etymology

From Old French concavité. Morphologically concave + -ity.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

concavities (plural)

Derived Forms

biconcavity monoconcavity pseudoconcavity quasiconcavity

Phrases

Schur-concavity

Synonyms

concaveness concave shape incurvation incurvature

Antonyms

convexity

Rhymes With

gravity cavity depravity microgravity antigravity supergravity microcavity intracavity biconcavity endocavity

Questions

How do you pronounce concavity?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəŋˈkævɪti/.
What does concavity mean?
The state of being concave
Where does concavity come from?
From Old French concavité. Morphologically concave + -ity.

How to pronounce concavity

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