Concavity

//kəŋˈkævɪti// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being concave uncountable
  2. 2
    the property possessed by a concave shape wordnet
  3. 3
    A concave structure or surface countable
  4. 4
    a shape that curves or bends inward wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
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Etymology

From Old French concavité. Morphologically concave + -ity.

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Schur-concavity

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