con•cave
Pronunciation: (adj., v.kon-kāv', kon'kāvn.kon'kāv), [key]
— adj., n., v., -caved, -cav•ing.
—adj.
- curved like a segment of the interior of a circle or hollow sphere; hollow and curved. Cf. convex (def. 1).
- (of a polygon) having at least one interior angle greater than 180°.
- hollow.
—n.
- a concave surface, part, line, or thing.
- a concave piece, as one against which a drum rotates.
—v.t.
- to make concave.
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