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Concave

Hollow and curved or rounded; vaulted; -- said of the interior of a curved surface or line, as of the curve of the of the inner surface of an eggshell, in opposition to convex; as, a concave mirror; the concave arch of the sky.

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Acetabular 84% connected

Cup-shaped; saucer-shaped; acetabuliform.

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Acetabular 84% connected

Cup-shaped; saucer-shaped; acetabuliform.

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Biconcave 84% connected

Concave on both sides; as, biconcave vertebrae.

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Biconcave 84% connected

Concave on both sides; as, biconcave vertebrae.

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Boat-shaped 84% connected

See Cymbiform.

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Boat-shaped 84% connected

See Cymbiform.

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Bursiform 84% connected

Shaped like a purse.

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Bursiform 84% connected

Shaped like a purse.

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Concavo-concave 84% connected

Concave or hollow on both sides; double concave.

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Concavo-concave 84% connected

Concave or hollow on both sides; double concave.

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Concavo-convex 84% connected

Concave on one side and convex on the other, as an eggshell or a crescent.

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Concavo-convex 84% connected

Concave on one side and convex on the other, as an eggshell or a crescent.

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Cotyloid 84% connected

Shaped like a cup; as, the cotyloid cavity, which receives the head of the thigh bone.

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Cotyloid 84% connected

Shaped like a cup; as, the cotyloid cavity, which receives the head of the thigh bone.

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Cupulate 84% connected

Having or bearing cupules; cupuliferous.

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Cupulate 84% connected

Having or bearing cupules; cupuliferous.

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Dished 84% connected

of Dish

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Dished 84% connected

of Dish

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Patelliform 84% connected

Having the form of a patella.

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Patelliform 84% connected

Having the form of a patella.

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Recessed 84% connected

of Recess

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Recessed 84% connected

of Recess

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Umbilicate 84% connected

Alt. of Umbilicated

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Umbilicate 84% connected

Alt. of Umbilicated

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Urn-shaped 84% connected

Having the shape of an urn; as, the urn-shaped capsules of some mosses.

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Urn-shaped 84% connected

Having the shape of an urn; as, the urn-shaped capsules of some mosses.

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Concavity 74% connected

A concave surface, or the space bounded by it; the state of being concave.

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Concavity 74% connected

A concave surface, or the space bounded by it; the state of being concave.

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Intrusive 66% connected

Apt to intrude; characterized by intrusion; entering without right or welcome.

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Intrusive 66% connected

Apt to intrude; characterized by intrusion; entering without right or welcome.

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