All concave synonyms
con·cave
C c adj concave
- curved — A curved object has the shape of a curve or has a smoothly bending surface.
- dipped — to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
- hollow — having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.
- round — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- rounded — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- sinking — to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in or into): The battleship sank within two hours. His foot sank in the mud. Her head sinks into the pillows.
- sunken — having sunk or been sunk beneath the surface; submerged.
- biconcave — (of a lens) having concave faces on both sides; concavo-concave
- cupped — hollowed like a cup; concave
- dented — having a surface containing a hollow or dip
- dimpled — a small, natural hollow area or crease, permanent or transient, in some soft part of the human body, especially one formed in the cheek in smiling.
- hollowed — having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.
- incurvate — curved, especially inward.
- sagging — to sink or bend downward by weight or pressure, especially in the middle: The roof sags.
adjective concave
verb concave
- dig — to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
- wreathed — a circular band of flowers, foliage, or any ornamental work, for adorning the head or for any decorative purpose; a garland or chaplet.
- inflect — to modulate (the voice).
- fork out — an instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., as an implement for handling food or any of various agricultural tools.
- root out — a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- spiralling — Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- incurve — Curve inward.
- quarrying — an excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc.
- arcing — Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- curve — A curve is a smooth, gradually bending line, for example part of the edge of a circle.
- wreathe — to encircle or adorn with or as with a wreath.
- spiraling — Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- spiralled — Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- snaking — any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas.
- hoe — Richard, 1812–86, U.S. inventor and manufacturer of printing-press equipment.