bowl shape
Rounded hollow form
A bowl shape is a concave, rounded form resembling a bowl—curved inward with sides rising from a lower center.
The term describes anything with this configuration: The valley has a natural bowl shape, The stadium's bowl shape amplifies crowd noise.
In design and architecture, bowl shapes appear in amphitheaters, satellite dishes, and sculptural forms.
- concaveCurving inward, not outward
- curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
- hollowEmpty within
- roundedHaving no sharp angles
- basinConcave water receptacle
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