CONCAVES Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

concaves

noun

plural of concave

as in cavities

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Noun

Essentially, when sound waves enter these cavities, the moving air is forced out as a concentrated jet.

— Sara Hashemi, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026
At the centimeter scale, researchers controlled mini-boats using audible frequencies to activate individual cavities for steering and navigation.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of cavities

Noun

Mosses and lichens filled the hollows, while yellowish dead man’s fingers — a spooky and thus aptly named fungus — curled among low-growing rhododendrons that perfumed the air with warm, woody notes.

— Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
These snakes lay 4–15 eggs in tree hollows, which hatch in about 45 days.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of hollows

Noun

When Mother Nature blesses the area with heavy snow, tee up for a day of skiing at nearby Windham and Hunter mountains, post up with s’mores in front of the fire pits on the property, or unwind in its Finnish-style sauna.

— Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026
The Associated Press gained rare access into one of Ituri's largest mines, in the locality of Iga-Barrière, where miners crowd into pits to dig for gold.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of pits

Noun

That proximity should allow Chang’e 7 to prospect for water ice trapped in smaller depressions near Shackleton that, because of the moon’s tilt, never see sunlight and have temperatures just a few dozen degrees above absolute zero.

— Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026
Look for oval depressions in sunny patches of sand where grouse took dust baths.

— Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of depressions

Noun

Some have indentations meant to gather rainwater, and some have multiple points of entry and egress, all of which the rats apparently appreciate.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Like the experimental teeth, the ones from Neanderthal archaeological sites had the same overlapping small fractures, shallow indentations, and shallow scratches.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 June 2026

Definition of indentations

Noun

There was a closet full of phones people had thrown at the wall and dents in the drywall nobody ever explained.

— Jeff Rabhan, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
Bruce’s densified dogwood flooring uses a natural hardening process with heat and pressure to improve resistance to dents and everyday wear.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of dents

Noun

By the end of last year, 93 projects such as drilling 218 wells, building 144 classrooms and funding 109 women’s clubs were completed as part of the program.

— Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026
That could change an early stage of mineral exploration, where companies must decide where to spend money collecting more detailed data and drilling test wells.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of wells

Noun

Ahmad grew up in Kashmir, a region in India’s northwest abutting the Himalayas, replete with vast valleys, glassy mountain lakes, and purple iris and cyan forget-me-nots.

— Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
Hundreds of researchers at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory have observed changes including fewer bees and other pollinators, and sagebrush encroaching in valleys once dominated by wildflowers.

— Brittany Peterson, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

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