Etymology

amphicoelous

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Today it means: Having both ends concave; biconcave. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀμφίκοιλος
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  1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromἀμφίκοιλος“hollowed on both sides”
  2. English todayamphicoelous

From Ancient Greek ἀμφίκοιλος (amphíkoilos, “hollowed on both sides”). By surface analysis, amphi- + -coelous.

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