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concavo-convex

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having one side concave and the other convex.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, optics, physical-sciences, physics

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adjective satellite

Meaning 2

concave on one side and convex on the other with the concavity being greater than the convexity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 凹凸 (āotū) — having one side concave and the other convex
  • Finnish: koverankupera — having one side concave and the other convex
  • Russian: во́гнуто-вы́пуклый (vógnuto-výpuklyj) — having one side concave and the other convex
  • Russian: вы́пукло-во́гнутый (výpuklo-vógnutyj) — having one side concave and the other convex