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adjective

kän-ˈkāv How to pronounce concave (audio)
Definition of concavenext
as in hollow
curved inward a concave lens

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concave

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noun

as in cavity

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Recent Examples of concave
Adjective
Checking the Seal Jars that have successfully sealed will have a concave lid that won't pop back up when pressed. — Martha Stewart, 12 June 2026 Second, the two sides must be readily distinguishable from each other, usually by applying color or markings to one side, although in rare cases they can be distinguished by shape, with one side being convex and the other being concave. — ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026 The Neutrino has a quad concave—four deep channels within one deeper channel—on the belly of the board. — Brent Rose, Wired News, 20 Mar. 2026 Hines and Pidgeon give the woman a choreography, the dramatic toss of the hair, the hips gone concave, the Marlboro rasp in her voice. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for concave
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concave
  1. hollow
  2. cavity
  3. sunken
  4. pit
  5. depressed
  6. concavity
  7. cupped
  8. depression
Adjective
  • Researchers constructed a hollow fiber membrane lined on the outside with palladium nanoparticles rather than attacking PFAS in open water.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The squash should sound hollow when tapped, similar to a watermelon.
    — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of hollow
Noun
  • Step 3 Unwrap turkey and remove giblets and any other parts (such as neck) that may be inside cavity; save for gravy if desired.
    — Alton Brown, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The new technology instead places the diamond directly inside a laser cavity.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of cavity
Adjective
  • Beside it, a triple slider reveals an indoor-outdoor game room with sunken chili-pepper-red velvet seating, a realistic Ben & Aja Blanc Moon Light recessed into the ceiling, and Sutherland’s must-have dry-erase board.
    — Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026
  • At the center sits an expansive salon with a large dining table, a sunken lounge, and a sculptural staircase leading to the owner’s deck.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of sunken
Noun
  • For colder months, a fire pit or propane heater stored and used safely, plus heated blankets, can keep the area in play.
    — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
  • For year-round use, add shade with sail shades, pergolas or umbrellas, and plan for cold weather with a fire pit or propane heater (stored and used safely) plus heated blankets.
    — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of pit
Adjective
  • Celebrated as masterpieces today, at the time they were regarded as the unpolished works of a depressed, crazy man and commercially worthless.
    — Joan Martelli, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
  • In the event of a severe winter or import bottlenecks, depressed storage levels not only narrow Europe's capacity to absorb supply shocks but also risk driving natural gas prices higher.
    — , CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of depressed
Noun
  • And what is the second derivative, or the concavity, of the potential during those same relevant e-foldings of inflation?
    — Big Think, 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
Definition of concavity
Adjective
  • Winston had thrown passes into pockets of space the size of a cupped hand, and launched sudden and astonishing deep spirals far down the field.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2026
  • One serving size of peanuts is 1 ounce, or about the amount that would fill a cupped hand.
    — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of cupped
Noun
  • Officials say preliminary evidence indicates that all three substances are potent and could result in dependence and respiratory depression.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • When that bubble burst in the Panic of 1893, a third of railroads went bust, more than 500 banks failed, and the economy plunged into a four-year depression.
    — Ming Lu, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of depression

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