concave
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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
Mr Wangchuk studied mechanical engineering after a relative noticed his experiments with concave mirrors to brighten dark buildings and cook food.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 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
In an unobstructed sky the clouds seem more massive, sometimes grandly reflecting the earth’s curvature on their concave undersides.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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
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 James Slough Zerbe
The head is small relative to the body length and, when viewed laterally, is slightly concaved or scooped on the upper margin.
From Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification by David Caldwell
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 Charles B. Michener
The flukes of humpback whales show varying amounts of white beneath, are pointed on the tips, and are distinctly concaved and irregularly rippled on the rear margin.
From Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification by David Caldwell
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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