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CONCAVE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Curving inward
Classified under:
Similar:
acetabular; cotyloid; cotyloidal (of the cup-shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh bone)
biconcave; concavo-concave (concave on both sides)
boat-shaped (having a concave shape like a boat)
bowl-shaped (having a concave shape with an open top like a bowl)
bursiform; pouch-shaped; pouchlike; saclike (shaped like a pouch)
concavo-convex (concave on one side and convex on the other with the concavity being greater than the convexity)
cuplike (resembling the shape of a cup)
cupular; cupulate (shaped like (or supporting) a cupule)
dish-shaped; dished; patelliform (shaped like a dish or pan)
planoconcave (flat on one side and concave on the other)
recessed (resembling an alcove)
saucer-shaped (having a concave shape like a saucer)
umbilicate (depressed like a navel)
urn-shaped (having a concave shape like an urn)
Also:
intrusive (thrusting inward)
Antonym:
convex (curving or bulging outward)
Derivation:
concaveness; concavity (the property possessed by a concave shape)
concavity (a shape that curves or bends inward)
