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Pronunciation : Con"cave ( or ; 277)
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. concavus; con- + cavus hollow: cf. F. concave. See Cave a hollow.]
Definition : 1. Hollow and curved or rounded; vaulted; -- said of the interior of a curved surface or line, as of the curve of the of the inner surface of an eggshell, in opposition to convex; as, a concave mirror; the concave arch of the sky.

2. Hollow; void of contents. [R.] As concave . . . as a worm-eaten nut. Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Con"cave
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. concavum.]
Definition : 1. A hollow; an arched vault; a cavity; a recess. Up to the fiery concave towering hight. Milton.

2. (Mech.)

Defn: A curved sheath or breasting for a revolving cylinder or roll.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Con"cave
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To make hollow or concave.

t. [imp. & p. p. concaved (; p. pr.& vb. n. Concaving.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913