concavity

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/kəŋˈkævɪti/

noun

The state of being concave.

“The pumice had small concavities called vesicles inside it.”

Opposite

Meanings

nounconcavity (countable and uncountable, plural concavities)

plural concavities

  1. uncountableThe state of being concave.

    The concavity of the bowl was crucial for storing water in Paleolithic times.

  2. countableA concave structure or surface.

    The pumice had small concavities called vesicles inside it.

    1 more example

    On top of the rock there is a concavity, like a bowl, and that's where we meet.

    2023, Dave Eggers, illustrated by Shawn Harris, The Eyes and the Impossible, page 25

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite

nouna shape that curves or bends inward

Similar
Broader

nounthe property possessed by a concave shape

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchconcavité
  2. Englishconcavity

From Old French concavité. Morphologically concave + -ity.

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Translations

Bulgarian вдлъбнатост, вдлъбната повърхност
  • вдлъбнатост (vdlăbnatost)the state of being concave
  • вдлъбната повърхност (vdlăbnata povărhnost)a concave structure or surface
Catalan concavitat, concavitat
  • concavitatthe state of being concave
  • concavitata concave structure or surface
Chinese Mandarin 凹度, 凹面
  • 凹度 (āodù)the state of being concave
  • 凹面 (āomiàn)a concave structure or surface
Czech konkávnost
  • konkávnostthe state of being concave
Finnish koveruus, konkaavius
  • koveruusthe state of being concave
  • konkaaviusthe state of being concave
  • konkaavisuusthe state of being concave
  • kovera pintaa concave structure or surface
French concavité
  • concavitéthe state of being concave
German Konkavität, Konkavität
  • Konkavitätthe state of being concave
  • Konkavitäta concave structure or surface
Hungarian homorúság, homorulat
  • homorúságthe state of being concave
  • homorulata concave structure or surface
Italian concavità
  • concavitàthe state of being concave
Māori arearenga
  • arearengathe state of being concave
Polish wklęsłość, wklęsłość
  • wklęsłośćthe state of being concave
  • wklęsłośća concave structure or surface
Portuguese concavidade, concavidade
  • concavidadethe state of being concave
  • concavidadea concave structure or surface
Romanian concavitate, concavitate
  • concavitatethe state of being concave
  • concavitatea concave structure or surface
Russian во́гнутость
  • во́гнутость (vógnutostʹ)the state of being concave
Spanish concavidad, concavidad
  • concavidadthe state of being concave
  • concavidada concave structure or surface
Swedish konkavitet, konkavitet
  • konkavitetthe state of being concave
  • konkaviteta concave structure or surface

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with concavity

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Cite this entry
APA

concavity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/concavity

MLA

“concavity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/concavity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “concavity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/concavity.

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