concave

concave is a 7-letter English word with 6 senses as adjective, noun, and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 18 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. 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. adjective. Hollow; void of contents.
3. noun. A hollow; an arched vault; a cavity; a recess.
4. noun. A curved sheath or breasting for a revolving cylinder or roll.
5. transitive verb. To make hollow or concave.
6. adjective. curving inward

Common word forms

concaved, concaver, concaves, concavely, concaving, concaveness

Words from these letters

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