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
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
His chest was concave, and mere skin sagged over a bony rib cage.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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
Typewriter faces are not flat like printing type, but are concaved to conform to the curve of the printing surface of the roller.
From The Ear in the Wall by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
The flukes of sperm whales are broad and triangular in shape, are not concaved, but are deeply notched on the rear margin.
From Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification by David Caldwell
The beach is about 10 yards wide and 350 to 400 feet long and it runs into a slightly concaved, grassy slope that rises gently to a height of a hundred feet.
From The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 8) History of the European War from Official Sources by Francis J. (Francis Joseph) Reynolds
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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Fallen Angels
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