Concavity synonyms

kŏn-kăv'ĭ-tē

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depression
Depression is defined as a state of sadness, a low place on a surface or an extended period of economic recession.
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indentation
A dent, or slight hollow
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impression
An effect, feeling, or image retained as a consequence of experience:
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hole (related)
(Sports) The small pit lined with a cup into which a golf ball must be hit.
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basin
A region drained by a single river system:
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dip
A slight hollow
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hollow
A cavity, gap, or space:
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pit
(Bot.) A tiny depression in a plant cell wall
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sag
The difference height or depth between the vertex and the rim of a curved surface, specifically used for optical elements such as a mirror or lens.
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sink
A heat sink
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sinkhole
A natural depression in a land surface formed by the dissolution and collapse of a cavern roof. Sinkholes are roughly funnel-shaped and on the order of tens of meters in size. They generally occur in limestone regions and are connected to subteranean passages.
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convex (related)
Curving outward, like the outer boundary of a circle or sphere.
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concaveness
The state of being concave; concavity
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concave shape
a shape that curves or bends inward
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incurvation
A curving inwards; the condition of being curved inwards.
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incurvature
a shape that curves or bends inward
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curvature (related)
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striation (related)
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convexity (related)
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concave (related)
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circumferential (related)
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Concavity Sentence Examples

  • The cheek-teeth strongly curved, forming from the base to the summit about a quarter of a circle, the concavity being directed outwards in the upper and inwards in the lower teeth.

  • The forms of roof are various, but mostly they commence in a steep slope at the top, gradually flattening towards the eaves so as to produce a slightly concave appearance, this concavity being rendered more emphatic by the tilt which is given to the eaves at the four corners.

  • They begin on the Danube near Pressburg, surround Hungary and Transylvania in a large semicircle, the concavity of which is towards the south-west, and end on the Danube near Orsova.

  • By the contraction of the subumbral circular muscles the concavity of the subumbrella is increased, and as water is thereby forced out of the subumbral cavity the animal is jerked upwards.

  • The adductor muscles placed in the concavity of the shells act upon the long arms of the lever at a mechanical advantage; their contraction keeps the shells shut, and stretches the ligament or spring h.

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