concave
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It only uses 1.0 gpf, with the help of two strong jets concealed in a concave rim beneath the seat that create a strong swirl during the flush.
From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2025
“My chest was concave trying to pull in breath.”
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2024
An actor playing an ancient Greek priestess holds a silver torch containing highly combustible materials over a concave mirror.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
It was a little bit concave, like a bowl.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 7, 2023
He felt better in the dark because he could not see the beds, where the blankets followed smooth concave outlines; he could not see the photographs in the frames on the bureau.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
In the second book of his Dark Star trilogy, James coaxes beauty from dark thoughts, leaving readers with a concaved, mystical and African-inspired world that begins in free-fall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2022
The surface between the bearing surface and the inner edge of the shoe is often beaten down or concaved to prevent pressure too far inward upon the sole.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
The flukes of sperm whales are broad and triangular in shape, are not concaved, but are deeply notched on the rear margin.
From Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification by Caldwell, David
Unquestionably, for slow speeds the concaved wing is desirable, as will be explained, but for high speeds, surface formation has no value.
From Aeroplanes by Zerbe, James Slough
A straight, flat or plain surface does not, and it is for that reason the concaved and the convexed surfaces, brought out by moldings, become so important.
From Carpentry for Boys In a Simple Language, Including Chapters on Drawing, Laying Out Work, Designing and Architecture With 250 Original Illustrations by Zerbe, James Slough
The world below looked like a vast, shallow bowl, the sides concaving upwards around him to the horizon.
From Hoof and Claw by Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir
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