Meaning of Concave | Babel Free
ˈkɒn.keɪvDefinitions
- A concave surface or curve.
- The vault of the sky.
- One of the celestial spheres of the Ptolemaic or geocentric model of the world.
- An element of a curved grid used to separate desirable material from tailings or chaff in mining and harvesting.
- An indentation running along the base of a surfboard, intended to increase lift.
- An indented area on the top of a skateboard, providing a position for foot placement and increasing board strength.
- A playing card made concave for use in cheating.
Equivalents
Català
còncau
Cymraeg
ceugrwm
Dansk
konkav
Ελληνικά
Κοίλος
Esperanto
kava
Español
cóncavo
فارسی
کاو
Galego
cóncavo
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
ʻeʻele
Bahasa Indonesia
cekung
Íslenska
íhvolfur
Қазақша
ойыс
Latina
concavus
Nederlands
hol
Polski
wklęsły
Português
côncavo
Română
concav
ไทย
เว้า
Tagalog
malukong
Tiếng Việt
lõm
Examples
“Aristotle makes [Fire] to move to the concave of the Moon. - Thomas Salusbury (1661).”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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