CONCAVE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Curving inward

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

acetabular; cotyloid; cotyloidal (of the cup-shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh bone)

biconcave; concavo-concave (concave on both sides)

boat-shaped (having a concave shape like a boat)

bowl-shaped (having a concave shape with an open top like a bowl)

concavo-convex (concave on one side and convex on the other with the concavity being greater than the convexity)

cuplike (resembling the shape of a cup)

cupular; cupulate (shaped like (or supporting) a cupule)

dish-shaped; dished; patelliform (shaped like a dish or pan)

planoconcave (flat on one side and concave on the other)

recessed (resembling an alcove)

saucer-shaped (having a concave shape like a saucer)

umbilicate (depressed like a navel)

urn-shaped (having a concave shape like an urn)

Also:

intrusive (thrusting inward)

Antonym:

convex (curving or bulging outward)

Derivation:

concaveness; concavity (the property possessed by a concave shape)

concavity (a shape that curves or bends inward)