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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

"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

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

His belly was concave, and his skin pressed against his rib cage.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

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

As pointed out elsewhere, it cannot be the concaved type of wing, or its shape, or relative size to the weight it must carry.

From Aeroplanes by James Slough Zerbe

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

One of them ventured the opinion that birds' wings were concaved on the lower side.

From Aeroplanes 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 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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