Examples of concavity in a Sentence
the concavity of the lens
The lower back forms a concavity.
The large concavities along the wall of the restaurant are like private rooms.
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The new Gilder Center — granite on the outside, shotcrete on the inside, with a seductive composition of concavities and curves — comes off as a true New Yorker: defiantly eccentric, rough, show-offy, and smart.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 28 Jan. 2026
And what is the second derivative, or the concavity, of the potential during those same relevant e-foldings of inflation?
—Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
Antonio Stradivari, for instance, carefully tinkered with the geometry of his violins—the relative concavity of the back and the front, the thickness of the wood—to produce his legendary results.
—Chris Almeida, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2024
In addition to measurements, scientists were also able to detect a large, broad concavity in one of the asteroid's two hemispheres as well as subtle dark and lighter regions that indicate small-scale surface features a few dozen meters across.
—Ariana Garcia, Chron, 22 Feb. 2023
Father pushed boards with his palm to make the concavity recede into dust.
—Oliver De La Paz Victoria Chang, New York Times, 23 Nov. 2022
The bump settled into the concavity of the sink.
—Morgan Thomas, The Atlantic, 16 May 2021
The right side of the head was one enormous concavity, which Lacassagne attributed to strikes from the bottle.
—Douglas Starr, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2011
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 28 Jan. 2026
And what is the second derivative, or the concavity, of the potential during those same relevant e-foldings of inflation?
—Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
Antonio Stradivari, for instance, carefully tinkered with the geometry of his violins—the relative concavity of the back and the front, the thickness of the wood—to produce his legendary results.
—Chris Almeida, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2024
In addition to measurements, scientists were also able to detect a large, broad concavity in one of the asteroid's two hemispheres as well as subtle dark and lighter regions that indicate small-scale surface features a few dozen meters across.
—Ariana Garcia, Chron, 22 Feb. 2023
Father pushed boards with his palm to make the concavity recede into dust.
—Oliver De La Paz Victoria Chang, New York Times, 23 Nov. 2022
The bump settled into the concavity of the sink.
—Morgan Thomas, The Atlantic, 16 May 2021
The right side of the head was one enormous concavity, which Lacassagne attributed to strikes from the bottle.
—Douglas Starr, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2011
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“Concavity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concavity. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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concavity
noun
con·cav·i·ty
kän-ˈkav-ət-ē 
plural concavities
1
: a concave surface or space
2
: the quality or state of being concave
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