con|cave´ness

con|cave´ness
con|cave «adjective, verb. kon KAYV, KON kayv, KONG-; noun. KON kayv, KONG-», adjective, noun, verb, -caved, -cav|ing.
–adj.
1. hollow and curved like the inside of a circle or sphere; curving in: »

The palm of one's hand is slightly concave.

2. Obsolete. hollow.
–n.
a concave surface or thing: »

a shout that tore hell's concave (Milton).

–v.t.
to make concave.
[< Old French concave, learned borrowing from Latin concavus < com- (intensive) + cavus hollow]
con|cave´ly, adverb.
con|cave´ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • con|cave — «adjective, verb. kon KAYV, KON kayv, KONG ; noun. KON kayv, KONG », adjective, noun, verb, caved, cav|ing. –adj. 1. hollow and curved like the inside of a circle or sphere; curving in: »The palm of one s hand is slightly concave. 2. Obsolete.… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • cave — cave; cave·man; con·ca·vo con·cave; en·cave; con·cave; con·cave·ly; con·cave·ness; …   English syllables

  • concaveness — con·cave·ness …   English syllables

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