concave

CEFRB2

/ˈkɒn.keɪv/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Curving inward like the inside of a bowl.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • In the past, a woman was only attractive if her corset created a concave curve.

  • The moon's orbit is always concave toward the sun.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
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Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

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

  2. Curved like the inner surface of a sphere or bowl.

  3. Hollow; empty.

More examples

In context

  • Aristotle makes [Fire] to move to the concave of the Moon. - Thomas Salusbury (1661).

  • as concave […] as a worm-eaten nut

Antonyms

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Origin

adjective

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