concavity
/kɒnˈkɒvəˌti/kahn-KAH-vuh-tee
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/kɑnˈkɑvəˌti/kahn-KAH-vuh-tee
Meaningbeing concave
Common meaning: a hollow curve
Tap a word part to explore
- conwith, together; thoroughly
- cavhollowLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 307 · scan
- itynoun ending: being so, the quality of
‘with, together’ + ‘hollow’ → concavity
Journey through time
- Latincavus‘hollow’
- Englishconcave‘curving inward’
- Englishformed in English from concaveconcavity‘a hollow curve’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
- No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
- No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.
Origin: Formed in English from concave + -ity.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), CONCAVE, p.126 · scan
Roots
- cavus Latin “hollow”
Building blocks are an automatic split · open in app