concave

Definizione monolingua

concave

concave (third-person singular simple present concaves, present participle concaving, simple past and past participle concaved)

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

concave (plural concaves)

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.

   Aristotle makes [Fire] to move to the concave of the Moon. - Thomas Salusbury (1661).

4. (manufacturing) An element of a curved grid used to separate desirable material from tailings or chaff in mining and harvesting.
5. (surfing) An indentation running along the base of a surfboard, intended to increase lift.
6. (skateboarding) An indented area on the top of a skateboard, providing a position for foot placement and increasing board strength.

concave (comparative more concave, superlative most concave)

1. curved like the inner surface of a sphere or bowl

Definizione dizionario concave

	concavo
	curved inward

cavo

Altri significati:

The vault of the sky.

(surfing) An indentation running along the base of a surfboard, intended to increase lift.

One of the celestial spheres of the Ptolemaic or geocentric model of the world.

Curved inward like the inside of a bowl.

A concave surface or curve.

(manufacturing) An element of a curved grid used to separate desirable material from tailings or chaff in mining and harvesting.

curved like the inner surface of a sphere or bowl

(skateboarding) An indented area on the top of a skateboard, providing a position for foot placement and increasing board strength.