concavity

noun

con·​cav·​i·​ty kän-ˈka-və-tē How to pronounce concavity (audio)
plural concavities
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1
: a concave line, surface, or space : hollow
2
: the quality or state of being concave

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the concavity of the lens The lower back forms a concavity. The large concavities along the wall of the restaurant are like private rooms.
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Antonio Stradivari, for instance, carefully tinkered with the geometry of his violins—the relative concavity of the back and the front, the thickness of the wood—to produce his legendary results. — Chris Almeida, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2024 Fluted white marble columns sit on black granite pedestals, carrying the eye upward to where lines slide over, folds narrow, and concavities become convex. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 Aug. 2023

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First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of concavity was in the 15th century

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concavity

noun
con·​cav·​i·​ty kän-ˈkav-ət-ē How to pronounce concavity (audio)
plural concavities
1
: a concave surface or space
2
: the quality or state of being concave
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