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concave

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


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The digital replica shows that some of the boilers are concave, which suggests they were still operating as they were plunged into the water.

From BBC ● Apr. 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

"To bring this feature to a molecule, I envisioned encapsulating the rotator space by using bulky concave shaped stators."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2023

I erased the section of the nose that was missing and drew a concave line.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

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 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 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 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

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 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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