concavity
pronunciation
How to pronounce concavity in British English:
UK [ˌkɒnˈkævəti]
How to pronounce concavity in American English:
US [kɑnˈkævəti]
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- Noun:
- a shape that curves or bends inward
- the property possessed by a concave shape
Word Origin
- concavity (n.)
- c. 1400, from Old French concavité "hollow, concavity" (14c.) or directly from Latin concavitatem (nominative concavitas), from Latin concavus "hollow" (see concave).
Example
- 1. The radiator shall have no concavity and injuries .
- 2. Once the concavity was filled further growth could not take place .
- 3. The degree of concavity varies between species , as does the size .
- 4. To observe the effects of endplate concavity variation on mechanical response of lumbar motion segment .
- 5. Concave on one side and convex on the other with the concavity being greater than the convexity .