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concave

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Adjective

  1. Curved like the inner surface of a sphere or bowl.
  2. Not convex; having at least one internal angle greater than 180 degrees.
  3. Satisfying the property that all segments connecting two points on the function's graph lie below the function.
  4. Hollow; empty.

Noun

  1. A concave surface or curve.
  2. The vault of the sky.
  3. One of the celestial spheres of the Ptolemaic or geocentric model of the world.
  4. An element of a curved grid used to separate desirable material from tailings or chaff in mining and harvesting.
  5. An indentation running along the base of a surfboard, intended to increase lift.
  6. An indented area on the top of a skateboard, providing a position for foot placement and increasing board strength.
  7. A playing card made concave for use in cheating.

Verb

  1. To render concave, or increase the degree of concavity.

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