as in hollow
curved inward
a concave lens
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as in cavity
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Recent Examples of concave
David Phelan, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Unlike other split keyboards that appeal to those who like to customize everything right down to the feel of the keys, the Flow uses proprietary rubber dome switches and custom backlit concave keycaps that aren’t designed to be swapped out with third-party alternatives.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2024
AFAR Media, 4 July 2025
High atop a particularly craggy one, the rainfall gets a toehold beneath soil clinging to a very steep and slightly concave slope of rock.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 19 May 2025
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Adjective
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Samsung’s take on the smart ring is excellent, with a slick, concave styling that looks and feels great.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Unlike other split keyboards that appeal to those who like to customize everything right down to the feel of the keys, the Flow uses proprietary rubber dome switches and custom backlit concave keycaps that aren’t designed to be swapped out with third-party alternatives.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2024
Noun
Alpine slides are similar but have a continuous, concave surface instead of a track.
—AFAR Media, 4 July 2025
High atop a particularly craggy one, the rainfall gets a toehold beneath soil clinging to a very steep and slightly concave slope of rock.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concave
Adjective
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Taking on classic buddy-comedy attributes, Sam is the together one with a programmatic path toward life as a wealthy but hollow finance twerp, while Ari is the brash, cracked, less-medicated-than-he-should-be bull in a china shop.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
8 Sep. 2025
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For anyone who haven’t heard about NuPhy’s GhostBar, this is how the company’s designers stop the larger keys from rattling and sounding cheap and hollow.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Schumann Resonance Time Acceleration Schumann resonances are natural, low-frequency electromagnetic hums that form in the cavity between Earth’s surface and the ionosphere (50-600 miles above the surface).—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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In addition to maintaining good oral hygiene habits at home, such as brushing and flossing, experts recommend tactics like drinking plenty of water, limiting snacks and sugary foods, and quitting smoking to help prevent cavities.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Once inside, a small foyer flows to a sunken fireside living room boasting a soaring wood-beam ceiling dotted with large woven rattan pendant lights and sliding glass doors spilling outside.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
3 Sep. 2025
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After crashing in the ocean, fire department members swam to the sunken plane and promptly rescued Finkelstein from the aircraft.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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More David Cannon/Getty Images The Walker Cup pits teams comprised of the top 10 male amateur players from the United States and Great Britain and Ireland against each other.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Sep. 2025
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Trimeresurus nujiang, also known as the Nujiang green pit-viper, is a new arboreal, or tree-dwelling, snake species known only from the high-altitude evergreen forests that border the canyon in Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, according to the study.—
Lauren Liebhaber
September 2,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Unemployment has stayed relatively low in part because of dampened demand for workers as well as a depressed supply (people aging out of the workforce as well as reductions in immigrant workers).—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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This time producer Brad Ingelsby tapped Mark Ruffalo as a depressed and traumatized FBI agent leading a task force investigating a series of home invasions targeting drug dens in the area.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
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Fluted white marble columns sit on black granite pedestals, carrying the eye upward to where lines slide over, folds narrow, and concavities become convex.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
3 Aug. 2023
Adjective
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It was cut in eight slices, each with one flat piece of pepperoni and and one cupped piece.—
Fielding Buck,
Oc Register,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In addition, people may experience anxiety or depression related to summer's end and the return to school and work routines, Prism Medical Products says.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Browns are a virus for seasonal depression.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Concave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concave. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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