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concave

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


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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

It was a little bit concave, like a bowl.

From Science Daily Dec. 7, 2023

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

Some of the last were concave mirrors made from beautifully polished magnetite.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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

If a button is much concaved, the pin may be placed underneath.

From Textiles and Clothing by Kate Heintz Watson

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 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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