Definition of Concavely

1. Adverb. In a concave way. "Shaped concavely"

Partainyms: Concave
Antonyms: Convexly

Definition of Concavely

1. Adverb. In a concave manner ¹

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Definition of Concavely

1. [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Concavely

concatenations
concatenative
concatenator
concatener
concause
concauses
concavation
concavations
concave
concave lens
concave mirror
concave polygon
concave polyhedron
concave shape
concaved
concavely (current term)
concaveness
concaves
concaving
concavities
concavity
concavo-concave
concavo-convex
concavoconcave
concavoconcave lens
concavoconvex
concavoconvex lens
concavous
conceal
concealable

Literary usage of Concavely

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Contributions to Canadian Palæontology by Geological Survey of Canada (1898)
"... its basal portion concavely and obliquely excavated around the narrow but deep central umbilical perforation. Volutions apparently about three, ..."

2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"Lvs. concavely strap- shaped, 4-angled, 1x4 in., dull green with small greenish little-raised dote: infl. 2 ft. high, simple; fls. little inflated. Cape. ..."

3. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1863-1871), Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1901)
"... obtusely rounding, the apex produced, plates four times the length of the valve, concavely narrowing, the margins and apex upturned. ..."

4. The Act of Touch in All Its Diversity: An Analysis and Synthesis of by Tobias Matthay (1903)
"The last-mentioned rule is then reversed, and the thumb is then K extended almost straight from the hand, or it may even be concavely curved—curved outwards ..."

5. The American Register, Or, Summary Review of History, Politics, and Literature by Robert Walsh (1817)
"... covering either concavely, common porphyry, or the transition country conformably, so that the formations extend from the mica-schist to the coal. ..."

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