Concavity

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  • noun. The state of being curved like the inner surface of a sphere.
  • noun. A surface or structure configured in such a curve.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The state of being concave; hollowness.
  • noun. A concave surface, or the space contained in it; the internal surface of a hollow curved body, or the space within such body; any hollow space which is more or less spherical.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A concave surface, or the space bounded by it; the state of being concave.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The state of being concave
  • noun. A concave structure or surface
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the property possessed by a concave shape
  • noun. a shape that curves or bends inward
  • Word Usage
    "The central part of the posterior surface presents a deep concavity which is moulded on the vertebral column and crura of the diaphragm."
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    convexity  
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