concave en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /kɒnˈkeɪv/ (UK)
- /kɑnˈkeɪv/ (US)
- /kənˈkeɪv/ (US)
- /ˈkɑn.keɪv/ (US)
- (US) audio
- /ˈkɒn.keɪv/ (UK)
Etymology
From Middle English concave, from Old French concave, from Latin concavus.
Meanings
- Curved like the inner surface of a sphere or bowl.
- (not-comparable, of a polygon) Not convex; having at least one internal angle greater than 180 degrees.
- (not-comparable, of a real-valued function on the reals, qualifier:functional analysis) Satisfying the property that all segments connecting two points on the function's graph lie below the function.
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Hollow; empty.
as concave […] as a worm-eaten nut
c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iv]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most concave | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more concave | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
biconcave · double concave · subconcave · proconcave · concavoconcave · concavify · concavely · concave function · planoconcave · pseudoconcave · concave envelope · nonconcave · quasiconcave · upper concave envelope · concavity · concaveness · concavation · concavification · convexoconcave
Synonyms
Translations (58)
nn konkav (curved inward) · tr konkav (curved inward) · de konkav (curved inward) · sk konkávny (curved inward) · fi konkaavi (curved inward) · mi areare (curved inward) · is íhvolfur (curved inward) · sv konkav (curved inward) · kk ойыс (curved inward) · es cóncavo (curved inward) · hu konkáv (curved inward) · ast cóncavu (curved inward) · et nõgus (curved inward) · kw kowgrom (curved inward) · de eingewölbt (curved inward) · bg вдлъбнат (curved inward) · haw ʻeʻele (curved inward) · gl cóncavo (curved inward) · tyz boóng (curved inward) · tl malukong (curved inward) · cs konkávní (curved inward) · da konkav (curved inward) · eo kava (curved inward) · fa کاو (curved inward) · hy գոգավոր (curved inward) · cs vydutý (curved inward) · de nach innen gewölbt (curved inward) · tr içbükey (curved inward) · fi kovera (curved inward) · ar مُقَعَّر (curved inward) · ca còncau (curved inward) · fr concave (curved inward) · cmn 凹 (curved inward) · id cekung (curved inward) · ar مُجَوَّف (curved inward) · cy ceugrom (curved inward) · ko 요면 (curved inward) · pt côncavo (curved inward) · aht tsʼagh (curved inward) · ru во́гнутый (curved inward) · ro concav (curved inward) · cy ceugrwm (curved inward) · ja 凹面 (curved inward) · th เว้า (curved inward) · el κοίλος (curved inward) · bn অবতল (curved inward) · fo innhjólaður (curved inward) · sk vydutý (curved inward) · vi lõm (curved inward) · la concavus (curved inward) · mi kōpapa (curved inward) · sk dutý (curved inward) · fo innskaraður (curved inward) · nl hol (curved inward) · pl wklęsły (curved inward) · hu homorú (curved inward) · it concavo (curved inward) · nb konkav (curved inward)