亚洲网紅露点

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concave

[ adjective verb kon-keyv, kon-keyv; noun kon-keyv ]

adjective

  1. curved like a segment of the interior of a circle or hollow sphere; hollow and curved. Compare convex ( def 1 ).
  2. Geometry. (of a polygon) having at least one interior angle greater than 180掳.
  3. Obsolete. hollow.


noun

  1. a concave surface, part, line, or thing.
  2. Machinery. a concave piece, as one against which a drum rotates.

verb (used with object)

concaved, concaving.
  1. to make concave.

concave

/ 藞k蓲nke瑟v; k蓲n藞ke瑟v /

adjective

  1. curving inwards
  2. physics having one or two surfaces curved or ground in the shape of a section of the interior of a sphere, paraboloid, etc

    a concave lens

  3. maths (of a polygon) containing an interior angle greater than 180掳
  4. an obsolete word for hollow
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to make concave
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

concave

  1. Curved inward, like the inside of a circle or sphere.
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Derived Forms

  • 藞肠辞苍肠补惫别濒测, adverb
  • 藞肠辞苍肠补惫别苍别蝉蝉, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 肠辞苍路肠补惫别顎僱测 adverb
  • 肠辞苍路肠补惫别顎僴别蝉蝉 noun
  • 蝉耻产顎卌辞苍路肠补惫别顎 adjective
  • sub顎叧Υ遣月烦Σ贡贡痤僱测 adverb
  • sub顎叧Υ遣月烦Σ贡贡痤僴别蝉蝉 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of concave1

1375鈥1425; late Middle English (< Middle French ) < Latin concavus, hollow. See con-, cave
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of concave1

C15: from Latin concavus arched, from cavus hollow
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Example Sentences

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The digital replica shows that some of the boilers are concave, which suggests they were still operating as they were plunged into the water.

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Mr Wangchuk studied mechanical engineering after a relative noticed his experiments with concave mirrors to brighten dark buildings and cook food.

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鈥淢y chest was concave trying to pull in breath.鈥

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An actor playing an ancient Greek priestess holds a silver torch containing highly combustible materials over a concave mirror.

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It was a little bit concave, like a bowl.

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