concavely
In bowl-like fashion
In a concave manner—curving inward like the inside of a bowl or sphere.
The term appears in technical descriptions of surfaces, lenses, or shapes: The mirror was ground concavely to focus light.
The opposite is convexly.
Toward the inside
- sunkenDescended beneath water level
- depressedPersistently sad, spiritless
- cuppedShaped into bowl
- dishedConcave or gossiped
scooped · recessed · bowed · arched · contoured · molded · formed · sculpted
Empty space within
- voidWithout legal effect
- depressionProlonged low state
- craterImpact or volcanic basin
- pitFruit's hard seed
basin · trough · sinkhole · cavern · pocket · dimple · gouge · excavation
Concave food container
- spoonEating utensil for liquids
- arcCurved line segment
- domeRounded vault forming roof
- parabolaSymmetrical open plane curve
crescent · lens · meniscus · dish · goblet · ladle · satellite dish · mirror
Light-focusing curved glass
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
- reflectorLight-redirecting surface
- focal pointCenter of interest
- divergeSeparate into directions
light · image · magnify · telescope · microscope · eyepiece · corrective · prescription
inward
Toward the inside
dished · scooped · recessed · bowed · arched · contoured · molded · formed · sculpted · pressed
cavity
Empty space within
- voidWithout legal effect
- depressionProlonged low state
- craterImpact or volcanic basin
pit · basin · trough · sinkhole · cavern · pocket · dimple · gouge · excavation · indentation
bowl
Concave food container
parabola · crescent · lens · meniscus · dish · goblet · ladle · satellite dish · mirror · reflector
lens
Light-focusing curved glass
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
- reflectorLight-redirecting surface
- focal pointCenter of interest
diverge · light · image · magnify · telescope · microscope · eyepiece · corrective · prescription · vision
- concave lensesInward-curving light spreaders
- concave mirrorInward-curved reflecting surface
- concave lensInward-curving light disperser