| Main Entry: | concavity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | depression |
Synonyms: |
hole, impression, indentation |
| Main Entry: | concavity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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Adjectives: |
alveolar, arched, bell, campaniform, capsular, cavernous, cellular, collabent, concave, crateriform, depressed, engrailed, funnel, groin, honeycombed, infundibular, infundibuliform, invex, porous, retiring, retreating, simous, spongious, spongy, stove in, vaulted
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| Concept: | Concavity. |
| Category: | 3. Superficial form |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
concavity, depression, dip; hollow, hollowness; indentation, intaglio, cavity, dent, dint, dimple, follicle, pit, sinus, alveolus, lacuna; excavation; trough (furrow); honeycomb., cup, basin, crater, punch bowl; cell (receptacle); socket., valley, vale, dale, dell, dingle, combe, bottom, slade, strath, glade, grove, glen, cave, cavern, cove; grot, grotto; alcove, cul-de-sac; gully; arch (curve); bay (of the sea)., excavator, sapper, miner.
-verbs
be concave; retire, cave in., render concave; depress, hollow; scoop, scoop out; gouge, dig, delve, excavate, dent, dint, mine, sap, undermine, burrow, tunnel, stave in.
-adjectives
depressed; alveolate, calathiform, cup-shaped, dishing; favaginous, faveolate, favose; scyphiform, scyphose; concave, hollow, stove in; retiring; retreating; cavernous; porous (with holes); infundibul, infundibular, infundibuliform; funnel shaped, bell shaped; campaniform, capsular; vaulted, arched.
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Antonyms: |
convexity |
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| Main Entry: | basin |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | container or area where water is held |
Synonyms: |
bay, bowl, concavity, depression, dip, ewer, gulf, hole, hollow, lagoon, pan, pool, pot, sag, sink, sinkage, sinkhole, tub, valley, vessel, washbasin, washbowl, watershed |
| Main Entry: | curve |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | arched, rounded line or object |
Synonyms: |
ambit, arc, arch, bend, bight, bow, camber, catenary, chord, circle, circuit, circumference, compass, concavity, contour, crook, curlicue, curvation, curvature, ellipse, festoon, flexure, hairpin, half-moon, helix, horseshoe, hyperbola, incurvation, incurvature, loop, meniscus, ogee, parabola, quirk, rondure, round, sinuosity, sweep, swerve, trajectory, turn, vault, whorl |
Antonyms: |
line |
| Main Entry: | dent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | depression, scrape, chip |
Synonyms: |
cavity, con-cavity, crater, crenel, cut, dimple, dint, dip, embrasure, furrow, hollow, impression, incision, indentation, nick, notch, pit, scallop, score, scratch, sink, trough |
Antonyms: |
bulge |
| Main Entry: | dimple |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | indentation |
Synonyms: |
cleft, concavity, dent, depression, divot, hollow, pit |
| Main Entry: | dip |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | depression; decline |
Synonyms: |
basin, concavity, declivity, descent, downslide, downswing, downtrend, drop, fall, fall-off, hole, hollow, inclination, incline, lowering, pitch, sag, sink, sinkage, sinkhole, slip, slope, slump |
Antonyms: |
ascent, increase, rise |
| Main Entry: | hollow |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | empty or dented area |
Synonyms: |
basin, bottom, bowl, cave, cavern, cavity, chamber, channel, cleft, concavity, crater, cup, dale, den, depression, dimple, dip, dish, excavation, groove, gulf, hole, indentation, notch, pit, pocket, sag, scoop, sinkage, sinkhole, socket, trough, vacuity, valley, void |
Antonyms: |
solid |
| Main Entry: | sag |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | drop, decline |
Synonyms: |
basin, cant, concavity, depression, dip, distortion, downslide, downswing, downtrend, downturn, droop, fall, fall-off, hollow, list, settling, sink, sinkage, sinkhole, sinking, slant, slip, slump, tilt |
Antonyms: |
increase, rise |