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concavity
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con·cav·i·ty  (kn-kv-t)
n. pl. con·cav·i·ties
1. The state of being curved like the inner surface of a sphere.
2. A surface or structure configured in such a curve: "a perfect concavity of white sand lined with palm . . . trees" (Islands).
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Noun1.concavityconcavity - a shape that curves or bends inward
concave shape, incurvation, incurvature
solid - a three-dimensional shape
dome - a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
fossa, pit - a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
niche, recess, recession, corner - a small concavity
bowl, trough - a concave shape with an open top
scoop, pocket - a hollow concave shape made by removing something
imprint, impression, depression - a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud"
cup - any cup-shaped concavity; "bees filled the waxen cups with honey"; "he wore a jock strap with a metal cup"; "the cup of her bra"
indentation, indenture - a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)
2.concavity - the property possessed by a concave shape
concaveness
shape, configuration, conformation, contour, form - any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes"
hollowness - the property of having a sunken area


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Many surgeons appreciate the utility of auricular cartilage as an autologous graft material for nasal augmentation, but the natural concavities and convexities of harvested conchal bowl cartilage can make achieving a straight and even dorsum technically challenging.
Nasal bridge augmentation with a composite graft of autologous and ... by Mobley, Steven Ross / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Here's what I'm talking about: a smooth hemispherical bulge in a white wall that reveals only the faintest ghost of itself when viewed head-on; a couple of concavities, colored buttery yellow and deep blue-violet, respectively, that yield unbroken optical fields of each color when you get close enough so that the pieces' edges reside outside your peripheral vision; a big mirror-surfaced bagel, on the floor, whose center seems to constitute the abyss the poet warned you never to look into.
Anish Kapoor by Plagens, Peter / Artforum International
Eventually Joral Schmalle transgresses the feminine sanctity of her tabletop perch, landing atop it with a pantherine leap and arching his body into the concavities presented by hers.
Oakland Ballet by Ross, Janice / Dance Magazine
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