English Dictionary |
CONCAVENESS
Pronunciation (US): | ![]() | (GB): | ![]() |
Dictionary entry overview: What does concaveness mean?
• CONCAVENESS (noun)
The noun CONCAVENESS has 1 sense:
1. the property possessed by a concave shape
Familiarity information: CONCAVENESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The property possessed by a concave shape
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
concaveness; concavity
Hypernyms ("concaveness" is a kind of...):
configuration; conformation; contour; form; shape (any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "concaveness"):
hollowness (the property of having a sunken area)
Derivation:
concave (curving inward)
Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while." (English proverb)
"You can't find stupidity in the forest." (Bulgarian proverb)
"No crowd ever waited at the gates of patience." (Arabic proverb)
"Not shooting means always missing" (Dutch proverb)
"You can't find stupidity in the forest." (Bulgarian proverb)
"No crowd ever waited at the gates of patience." (Arabic proverb)
"Not shooting means always missing" (Dutch proverb)