释义 |
concavity /kɒnˈkavɪti /noun (plural concavities) [mass noun]1The state or quality of being concave: the concavity of her stomach...- ‘Lower’ refers to the side of the test to which the neck curves; Figure 7 provides an example of how length, width, concavity and curvature are measured.
- Scanning electron micrographs of the discs of the tube feet of Odontaster validus revealed varying degrees of concavity.
- It only reflects the consequence of an empirical fact, the degree of concavity of individual utility functions.
1.1 [count noun] A concave surface or thing: the spaces are hollowed out to form concavities...- Varied in circumference and width but uniform in texture, the smooth surfaces of the concavities contrast with the gritty exteriors, which, for the most part, are left untouched.
- The light from above distorts in the concavities formed at the points on which the strider rests.
- The shape of Taormina is a geometry of interlocking and contrapuntal curves and concavities with various centres and focal points.
Rhymescavity, depravity, gravity |