Concave
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Concave
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1 a.
Hollow and curved or rounded; vaulted; -- said of the interior of a curved surface or line, as of the curve of the of the inner surface of an eggshell, in opposition to convex; as, a concave mirror; the concave arch of the sky.
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2 a.
Hollow; void of contents.
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3 n.
A hollow; an arched vault; a cavity; a recess.
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4 n.
A curved sheath or breasting for a revolving cylinder or roll.
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5 v. t.
To make hollow or concave.
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6 a.
Hollow and curved or rounded; vaulted; -- said of the interior of a curved surface or line, as of the curve of the of the inner surface of an eggshell, in opposition to convex; as, a concave mirror; the concave arch of the sky.
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7 a.
Hollow; void of contents.
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8 n.
A hollow; an arched vault; a cavity; a recess.
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9 n.
A curved sheath or breasting for a revolving cylinder or roll.
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10 v. t.
To make hollow or concave.