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concave

[kon-kayv, kon-kayv, kon-kayv] / kɒnˈkeɪv, ˈkɒn keɪv, ˈkɒn keɪv /


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Measuring 4.5 meters wide with a concave cross-section, the roads were ideal for stabilizing the statues as they moved forward.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2025

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

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

On the top and bottom of the cylinder, the metal had been pushed up in a concave shape, thrust out from pressure on the inside.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2023

Although the Dutch version used two concave lenses, giving an upside-down image, Galileo used one convex lens and one concave lens, giving an upright image.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

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

In the eyes now glaring at them malevolently through heavily concaved spectacles they read hate unutterable.

From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 by Harry Bates

The flukes are broad, concaved on the rear margin, and deeply notched.

From Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification by David Caldwell

Dorsal fins of this species may also be rounded on the tip but all are sharply concaved on the rear margin.

From Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification by David Caldwell

The sides of this nest should be packed hard, the bottom smooth and slightly concaved, not too much, as the tendency then would be to break the eggs if they crowded towards the centre.

From Natural and Artificial Duck Culture by James Rankin

The world below looked like a vast, shallow bowl, the sides concaving upwards around him to the horizon.

From Hoof and Claw by Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts


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