CONCAVE SHAPE Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the phrase concave shape. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CONCAVE SHAPE
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| bowl | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding grains or liquids • a concave shape with an open top • a dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods • the quantity contained in a bowl • a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments • a large ball with finger holes used in the sport of bowling • a wooden ball (with flattened sides so that it rolls on a curved course) used in the game of lawn bowling • a small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco • the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling) verb • roll (a ball) • hurl a cricket ball from one end of the pitch towards the batsman at the other end • engage in the sport of bowling | ||||||||
| curved | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
adjective • having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend | ||||||||
| hollow | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not solid; having a space or gap or cavity noun • a cavity or space in something • a small valley between mountains • a depression hollowed out of solid matter adjective satellite • as if echoing in a hollow space • devoid of significance or force • lacking in substance or character verb • remove the inner part or the core of • remove the interior of | ||||||||
| dips | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a depression in an otherwise level surface • (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon • a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places • tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped • a brief immersion • a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity • a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow • a brief swim in water • a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms verb • immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate • dip into a liquid while eating • go down momentarily • stain an object by immersing it in a liquid • take a small amount from • switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam • lower briefly • appear to move downward • slope downwards • dip into a liquid • place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax • immerse in a disinfectant solution • plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container • scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface | ||||||||
| indented | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • an order for goods to be exported or imported • the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line verb • set in from the margin • cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication • make a depression into • notch the edge of or make jagged • bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant | ||||||||
| scooped | verbv | |||||||
noun • the quantity a scoop will hold • a hollow concave shape made by removing something • a news report that is reported first by one news organization • street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate • the shovel or bucket of a dredge or backhoe • a large ladle verb • take out or up with or as if with a scoop • get the better of | ||||||||
| concavity | nounn | |||||||
noun • a shape that curves or bends inward • the property possessed by a concave shape | ||||||||
| incurvation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a shape that curves or bends inward • the action of creating a curved shape | ||||||||
| incurvature | nounn | |||||||
noun • a shape that curves or bends inward | ||||||||
