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concave

[kon´kāv]

rounded and somewhat depressed or hollowed out.

con·cave

(kon-kāv'),

Having a depressed or hollowed surface.

[L. concavus, arched or vaulted]

concave

/con·cave/ (kon-kāv´) rounded and somewhat depressed or hollowed out.

concave

Etymology: L, concavare, to make hollow

curved like the interior of an arched circle. Compare convex.

con·cave

(kon'kāv)

Having a depressed or hollowed surface.

[L. concavus, arched or vaulted]

concave

hollowed or depressed surface

concave

Pertaining to a surface shaped like the inside of a sphere. See diverging lens; concave mirror.

concave

rounded and somewhat depressed or hollowed out.

concave face

of the Golgi complex in the developing embryo is associated with maturing secretory vesicles.

concave shoe

a horseshoe with its inner edge thicker than the outer so that the surface touching the ground is slightly smaller than the surface in contact with the hoof.

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