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concaves

concaves is the plural of concave.

concaves is the third-person singular simple present indicative of concave.

Meaning of concave

Noun

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. 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.

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Questions about concaves

What is concaves the plural of?
Concaves is the plural of concave.

Words near concaves in the dictionary

  1. concaved
  2. concavely
  3. concaveness
  4. concaver
  5. concavers
  6. concaves
  7. concavifiability
  8. concavifiable
  9. concavification
  10. concavifications
  11. concavified

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