What does "concave" mean?
Concave: Hollow; void of contents. [R.] As concave . . . as a worm-eaten nut. Shak.
Additional senses
- 2.A hollow; an arched vault; a cavity; a recess. Up to the fiery concave towering hight. Milton.
- 3.(Mech.) A curved sheath or breasting for a revolving cylinder or roll.
- 4.To make hollow or concave.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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