Concavity

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Concavity \Con*cav"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Concavities}. [L. concavitas:
     cf. F. concavit['e]. See {Concave}.]
     A concave surface, or the space bounded by it; the state of
     being concave.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  concavity
       n 1: a shape that curves or bends inward [syn: {concave shape}, {incurvation},
             {incurvature}]
       2: the property possessed by a concave shape [syn: {concaveness}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  118 Moby Thesaurus words for "concavity":
     aduncity, alveolation, alveolus, antrum, aquilinity, arching,
     arcuation, armpit, basin, boss, bowl, bump, cavity, circularity,
     colophon, concameration, concave, convexity, convolution, crater,
     crookedness, crypt, cup, curvation, curvature, curving, curvity,
     dactylogram, dactylograph, de-escalation, debasement, decurvation,
     decurvature, degradation, demotion, dent, depression, descent,
     detrusion, diminution, dint, dip, ducking, embossment, excrescence,
     excurvation, excurvature, fingerprint, fold, follicle, footmark,
     footprint, footstep, fossil footprint, funnel chest, hauling down,
     hole, hollow, hollow shell, hollowness, hookedness, ichnite,
     ichnolite, impress, impression, imprint, incurvation, incurvature,
     incurvity, indent, indentation, indention, lacuna, lowering, lump,
     pad, paw print, pawmark, pimple, pit, pocket, print, pug, pugmark,
     punch bowl, recurvation, recurvature, recurvity, reduction,
     rondure, rotundity, sag, scoop, seal, shell, sigil, signet, sink,
     sinkage, sinkhole, sinking, sinuosity, sinuousness, sinus, socket,
     stamp, step, stud, submergence, thrusting under, thumbmark,
     thumbprint, tortuosity, tortuousness, trough, vaulting, vestige,
     vug