concavity
Bowl-shaped hollow space
Concavity is the state of being curved inward, like the inside of a bowl or a spoon.
In mathematics, it describes how a curve bends—a function has concavity when its rate of change is itself changing.
The word also names a concave surface or space: the concavity of the eye socket, water pooled in the concavity.
Shallow surface depression
- dimpleFacial skin depression
- indentationInward cut or setback
- depressionProlonged low state
- hollowEmpty within
pockmark · divot · impression · gouge · pit · crater · nick · groove
Empty space within
- socketHollow receiving cavity
- fossaAnatomical depression or hollow
- orbitCurved celestial path
- sinusAir-filled cranial cavity
glenoid · navel · dimple · depression · recess · ventricle · atrium · alveolus
Impact or volcanic basin
- basinConcave water receptacle
- valleyLow ground between heights
- depressionProlonged low state
- sinkholeUnderground collapse crater
hollow · dell · gorge · canyon · caldera · cirque · ravine · gully
Recessed area in room
grotto · vault · cove · inglenook · oriel · embrasure · arcade · loggia
dent
Shallow surface depression
- dimpleFacial skin depression
- indentationInward cut or setback
- depressionProlonged low state
hollow · pockmark · divot · impression · gouge · pit · crater · nick · groove · furrow
cavity
Empty space within
sinus · glenoid · navel · dimple · depression · recess · ventricle · atrium · alveolus · fundus
crater
Impact or volcanic basin
- basinConcave water receptacle
- valleyLow ground between heights
- depressionProlonged low state
sinkhole · hollow · dell · gorge · canyon · caldera · cirque · ravine · gully · glen
alcove
Recessed area in room
apse · grotto · vault · cove · inglenook · oriel · embrasure · arcade · loggia · portico
arc
Curved line segment
hyperbola · catenary · meniscus · scallop · ogee · cove · flute · channel · trough · dish
cave
Underground hollow in rock
chasm · void · crevasse · fissure · rift · trench · pit · shaft · pothole · lava tube
concavityconvexity
Outward-curving quality
protrusion · protuberance · bulge · mound · projection