concavities

noun

plural of concavity
as in holes
a sunken area forming a separate space water collected in a shallow concavity on the floor of the cave

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concavities
  1. holes
  2. dents
  3. cavities
  4. pits
  5. furrows
  6. depressions
  7. hollows
  8. indentations
Noun
  • At the resort, there’s a host of activities and amenities, including four golf courses with 10-18 holes each, bass fishing, axe throwing, pickleball, and more.
    — Megan duBois, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Instead of etching holes directly into the semiconductor, researchers patterned a silicon dioxide layer and then covered it with epitaxial semiconductor.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of holes
Noun
  • Tracks Check that the tracks on both sides of the door are properly aligned and free of dents or debris.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Regularly inspect your spatulas for any sign of wear, including loose components, cracks, scratches or dents.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of dents
Noun
  • Sound waves excite the air in the cavities, forcing out the oscillating air to generate thrust.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
  • To test this approach, the team first built miniature boats, each equipped with three cavities tuned to different frequencies.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of cavities
Noun
  • Outside, intimate outdoor areas separated by partial wooden fences are covered with artificial grass and serve as private patios with furniture and fire pits.
    — Brian Cicioni, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Atomic force microscopy of the impact zones found pits several nanometers deep in places deeper than the entire thickness of the Teflon film, meaning the damage ran clean through the coating and into the metal.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of pits
Noun
  • The underwater drone, tethered to the ship with cables and about the size of a small car, was just above the ocean floor as the researchers and pilots searched for furrows potentially left by whales.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • In fossils, tooth marks often look like punctures or furrows.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 July 2026
Definition of furrows
Noun
  • Hollows haven’t been found elsewhere on planets in our solar system, and with no wind or water to form the thousands of puzzling depressions, scientists want to know what forces sculpted them.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
  • When ice-rich permafrost thaws, the ground surface subsides, creating what are known as thermokarst ponds – depressions that fill with water.
    — Anna Liljedahl, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of depressions
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
  • 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
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“Concavities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concavities. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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