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CONCAVE SHAPE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does concave shape mean?

• CONCAVE SHAPE (noun)
The noun CONCAVE SHAPE has 1 sense:

1. a shape that curves or bends inward

Familiarity information: CONCAVE SHAPE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CONCAVE SHAPE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A shape that curves or bends inward

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Synonyms:

concave shape; concavity; incurvation; incurvature

Hypernyms ("concave shape" is a kind of...):

solid (a three-dimensional shape)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "concave shape"):

dome (a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward)

fossa; pit (a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression))

corner; niche; recess; recession (a small concavity)

bowl; trough (a concave shape with an open top)

pocket; scoop (a hollow concave shape made by removing something)

depression; impression; imprint (a concavity in a surface produced by pressing)

cup (any cup-shaped concavity)

indentation; indenture (a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline))

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